Ecological and genetic aspects of reproductive isolation by different spawning times in Acropora corals

Marine Biology

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 679-684

  Fukami, H ^d   Omori, M ^a   Shimoike, K ^a   Hayashibara, T ^b   Hatta, M ^c  

^a Akajima Marine Science Laboratory   (Japan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^c OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SPAWNING; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); TEMPORAL VARIATION;

JAPAN; OKINAWA;

ACROPORA; ANTHOZOA; INVERTEBRATA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 0038115419     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-002-1001-8     Document Type: Article

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