Clonal variation for phenotypic plasticity in the coral Madracis mirabilis

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2177-2190

  Bruno, John F ^a,b   Edmunds, Peter J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genotype x environment interaction; Madracis mirabilis; Phenotypic plasticity; Reaction norm; Scleractinia; Skeletal structure

Indexed keywords

DENSITY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FLOW RATE; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RATE; PHENOTYPE; PLASTICITY; SALINITY; SEDIMENTATION;

MADRACIS MIRABILIS;

CLONAL VARIATION; CORAL; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

EID: 0031284558     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[2177:cvfppi]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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