Effect of colony size on the competitive outcome on encrusting colonial organisms

Ecological Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 223-230

  Nandakumar, K ^a,b   Tanaka, M ^a,c  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

^c SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Colony size effects; Competition; Encrusting colonial organisms

Indexed keywords

COLONIAL ORGANISM; COLONY SIZE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION;

HONSHU; JAPAN; TOMIOKA BAY;

ASCIDIACEA; BRYOZOA; DIDEMNUM MOSELEYI; DIPLOSOMA MITSUKURII; HALICLONA; PORIFERA; WATERSIPORA SUBOVOIDEA;

EID: 0031415995     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02529451     Document Type: Article

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