Larval paternity and male reproductive success of a broadcast-spawning gorgonian, Plexaura kuna

Marine Biology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 329-337

  Coffroth, M A ^a   Lasker, H R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GAMETE; GENETIC MARKER; INHERITANCE; PANAMA; PATERNITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPAWNING; ZYGOSITY;

CLONAL PROPAGATION; PATERNITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPAWNING;

PANAMA, SAN BLAS ISLANDS;

GORGONACEA; PLEXAURA KUNA; PLEXURA KUNA;

EID: 0031864838     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050326     Document Type: Article

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