Patterns of sexual and asexual reproduction in the brittle star Ophiactis savignyi in the Florida keys

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 230, Issue , 2002, Pages 119-126

  McGovern, Tamara M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Asexual reproduction; Ophiactis savignyi; Seasonality; Sexual reproduction; Size at reproduction

Indexed keywords

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; ECHINODERM; SEASONALITY; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SIZE AT MATURITY;

FLORIDA; FLORIDA KEYS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; ECHINODERMATA; INVERTEBRATA; OPHIACTIS; OPHIACTIS SAVIGNYI; OPHIUROIDEA;

EID: 0037023619     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps230119     Document Type: Article

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