Sexual reproduction of the alcyonacean coral Lobophytum pauciflorum in southern Taiwan

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 143-154

  Fan, Tung Yung ^a   Chou, Yu Hsiang ^b   Dai, Chang Feng ^b  

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

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SPAWNING; SUBSTRATE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NANWAN BAY; TAIWAN; WORLD;

ALCYONACEA; ANTHOZOA; LOBOPHYTUM PAUCIFLORUM;

EID: 13844281296     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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