Sexual reproduction in the coral Pocillopora verrucosa (Cnidaria: Scleractinia) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Marine Biology

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 703-710

  Kruger, A ^a   Schleyer, M H ^a  

^a OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

INDIAN OCEAN; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032438095     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050434     Document Type: Article

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