Hybridization within the species complex of the scleractinan coral Montastraea annularis

Marine Biology

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 561-572

  Szmant, A M ^a   Weil, E ^a,b   Miller, M W ^a   Colon D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; CROSS-FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION; HYBRIDIZATION; SPECIES COMPLEX;

USA, FLORIDA;

MONTASTRAEA ANNULARIS; MONTASTREA FRANKSI; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 0030733101     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050197     Document Type: Article

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