Does spawning depth affect fertilization rates? Experimental data from the sea star Coscinasterias muricata

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-61

  Babcock, Russ ^a   Franke, Elke ^a   Barr, Neill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Marine invertebrate; Reproductive success; Starfish

Indexed keywords

ECHINODERM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPAWNING;

ASTEROIDEA; COSCINASTERIAS MURICATA;

EID: 0034062195     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF98132     Document Type: Article

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