Sexual reproduction of the reef coral Montastrea cavernosa (Scleractinia: Faviidae) in the Santa Marta area, Caribbean coast of Colombia

Marine Biology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 141-148

  Acosta, A ^a   Zea, S ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS Y COSTERAS INVEMAR   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONTASTREA CAVERNOSA; ANTHOZOA; FAVIIDAE; SCLERACTINIA;

CORAL; CORAL REEFS; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

COLOMBIA, SANTA MARTA;

EID: 0030609803     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050077     Document Type: Article

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