Variation in planulae release of closely related coral species

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 247, Issue , 2003, Pages 75-84

  Vermeij, M J A ^a,b,c   Sampayo, E ^a   Broker K ^a   Bak, R P M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c Caribbean Mar Biol Insitute   (Netherlands Antilles)

Author keywords

Brooder; Caribbean; Coral; Life history; Madracis; Planulae; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

CORAL; LIFE HISTORY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

ANTHOZOA; MADRACIS; MADRACIS SENARIA;

EID: 0037418101     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps247075     Document Type: Article

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