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new evidence suggests that larvae of fish that inhabit coral reefs do not get scattered and join other communities, as previously believed. They return to the reefs where they were born. Earlier, marine biologists believed that larvae got scattered by oceanic currents to other shores, settling and mating in other communities. This was assumed to result in mixing of the gene pool and widespread presence of genetically similar populations. Scientist term this an