Functional morphology of coral shape and passive hydrodynamic self-righting in recent Manicina areolata

Senckenbergiana Lethaea

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 125-130

  Hubmann, Bernhard ^a   Piller, Werner E ^a   Riegl, Bernhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral; Currents; Shape selfrighting; Soft substratum; Unattached Scleractinia

Indexed keywords

CORAL; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCE; SHAPE;

BAHAMAS;

MANICINA AREOLATA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 0036057304     PISSN: 00372110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03043778     Document Type: Article

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