Host effect on size structure and timing of sex change in the coral-inhabiting snail Coralliophila violacea

Marine Biology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 287-293

  Chen, Ming Hui ^a   Soong, Keryea ^b   Tsai, Min Li ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MARINE BIOLOGY AND AQUARIUM   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c ShuZen College of Medicine and Management   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEX REVERSAL; SIZE STRUCTURE; SNAIL;

ANTHOZOA; CORALLIOPHILA; CORALLIOPHILIDAE; GASTROPODA; LOBATA; PORITES; PORITES LOBATA; PORITES LUTEA; PORITES NIGRESCENS; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 1242344729     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-003-1204-7     Document Type: Article

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