Sexual reproduction of Brazilian coral Mussismilia hispida (Verrill, 1902)

Coral Reefs

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 161-168

  Neves, E G ^a,b   Pires, D O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; HISTOLOGY; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; ZOOXANTHELLA;

BRAZIL; PRAIA DA TARTRUGA; RIO DE JANEIRO;

ANTHOZOA; INVERTEBRATA; MUSSISMILIA HISPIDA;

EID: 0036934546     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-002-0217-x     Document Type: Article

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