Life-history traits of Alcyonium acaule and Parazoanthus axinellae (Cnidaria, Anthozoa), with emphasis on growth

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 178, Issue , 1999, Pages 193-204

  Garrabou, Joaquim ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

Author keywords

Alcyonacea; Chidaria; Clonal organisms; Growth rate; Life history; Mediterranean; Shrinkage rate; Zoanthidea

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH RATE; MORTALITY; RECRUITMENT;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALCYONACEA; ALCYONIUM ACAULE; ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; INVERTEBRATA; PARAZOANTHUS AXINELLAE; ZOANTHIDEA;

EID: 0033577218     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps178193     Document Type: Article

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