Experimental study of growth and asexual reproduction in Diaseris distorta (Michelin, 1843), a free-living fungiid coral

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 225, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 253-267

  Yamashiro, Hideyuki ^a   Nishihira, Moritaka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asexual reproduction; Coral; Diaseris distorta; Regeneration; X radiography

Indexed keywords

CORAL;

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; CORAL; GROWTH; REGENERATION;

ARTICLE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; REPRODUCTION; X RAY;

ANTHOZOA; DIASERIS DISTORTA;

EID: 0031842998     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00229-3     Document Type: Article

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