Adaptive variation in coral geometry and the optimization of internal colony light climates

Functional Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-26

  Anthony, K R N ^a   Hoogenboom, M O ^a   Connolly, S R ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mathematical model; Phenotypic plasticity; Photosynthetic optimum; Scleractinian coral; Turbinaria mesenterina

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CORAL; GEOMETRY; IRRADIANCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

ANTHOZOA; SCLERACTINIA; TURBINARIA MESENTERINA;

EID: 16844366425     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0269-8463.2005.00925.x     Document Type: Article

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