Chemical defense of embryos and larvae of a West Indian gorgonian coral, Briareum asbestinum

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 30, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 239-247

  Harvell, C D ^a   West, J M ^a   Griggs, C ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical defense; Colonial marine invertebrates; Embryos; Larvae; Metamorphosis

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; BRIAREUM ASBESTINUM; CHAETODON CAPISTRATUS; GORGONACEA; GORGONIA; HERMODICE CARUNCULATA; INVERTEBRATA; THALASSOMA BIFASCIATUM;

EID: 0030426519     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.1996.9672550     Document Type: Article

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