Inhibition of settlement and metamorphosis of the ascidian Herdmania curvata by non-geniculate coralline algae

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 197, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 332-340

  Degnan, Bernard M ^a   Johnson, Craig R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORALLINE ALGA; INHIBITION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; METAMORPHOSIS;

AUSTRALIA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; HERON REEF;

ALGAE; ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; BRASSICA; HERDMANIA CURVATA; HYDROLITHON ONKODES; INVERTEBRATA; LITHOTHAMNIUM; LITHOTHAMNIUM PROLIFER; NEOGONIOLITHON BRASSICA-FLORIDA; STOLIDOBRANCHIA;

EID: 0033404236     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1542787     Document Type: Article

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