Larval development and settlement behavior of the gorgonian coral Plexaura kuna (Lasker, Kim and Coffroth)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 207, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 161-175

  Lasker, Howard R ^a   Kim, Kiho ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Larval behavior; Life history; Octocoral; Settlement

Indexed keywords

CORAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARTHENOGENESIS; SPECIES;

PLEXAURA KUNA; GORGONACEA;

DISPERSAL; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; LIFE HISTORY; SETTLEMENT;

EID: 0030589199     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(96)02625-1     Document Type: Article

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