Supply of regenerated nitrogen to sea anemones by their symbiotic shrimp

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-36

  Spotte, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Anemone shrimp; Condylactis gigantea; Periclimenes yucatanicus; Regenerated nitrogen; Sea anemones; Zooxanthellae

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEFS; NITROGEN; SYMBIOSIS; ZOOXANTHELLAE;

CONDYLACTIS GIGANTEA; PERICLIMENES YUCATANICUS;

EID: 0030153552     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(95)00169-7     Document Type: Article

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