An ancient chemosensory mechanism brings new life to coral reefs

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 149-154

  Morse, Aileen N C ^a   Iwao, Kenji ^b   Baba, Masasuke ^c   Shimoike, Kazuyuki ^b   Hayashibara, Takeshi ^b   Omori, Makoto ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Akajima Marine Science Laboratory   (Japan)

^c Teikokushoin Bldg 5F   (Japan)

^d TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; INVERTEBRATA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 0030479163     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1542917     Document Type: Article

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