Flow-mediated resource competition in the suspension feeding gorgonian Plexaura homomalla (Esper)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 215, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-64

  Kim, Kiho ^a,b   Lasker, Howard R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cnidarians; Coral reef; Exploitative competition; Flow; Gorgonian; Resource competition; Suspension feeding

Indexed keywords

CORAL;

ARTICLE; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; FLOW; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; POSITION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

COMPETITION; CORAL; FILTER FEEDERS; FILTER FEEDING; FLOW-MEDIATED; FOOD AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE COMPETITION; WATER FLOW;

GORGONACEA; PLEXAURA HOMOMALLA;

EID: 0030797961     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00015-4     Document Type: Article

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