Reef coral reproduction in the Abrolhos Reef Complex, Brazil: The endemic genus Mussismilia

Marine Biology

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 463-471

  Pires, D O ^a   Castro, C B ^a   Ratto, C C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; GAMETE; GROWTH PERIOD; HYBRIDIZATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTION BIOLOGY; SPERMATOGENESIS;

CORAL REEF; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SPAWNING;

ABROLHOS REEF COMPLEX; BRAZIL;

ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; INVERTEBRATA; MUSSISMILIA; MUSSISMILIA BRAZILIENSIS; MUSSISMILIA HARTTI; MUSSISMILIA HISPIDA;

EID: 0033380536     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050646     Document Type: Article

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