Why does the white tip of stony coral grow so fast without zooxanthellae?

Marine Biology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 1989, Pages 359-363

  Fang, L s ^a   Chen, Y w J ^a   Chen, C s ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0001411527     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: 14321793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00397270     Document Type: Article

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