The occurrence of black corals in Jamaican reef environments, with special reference to Stichopathes lutkeni (Antipatharia: Antipathidae)

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 53, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 61-66

  Warner, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Antipatharia; Antipathes; Black coral; Discovery Bay; Jamaica; Rio Bueno; Stichopathes

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMETRY; BODY SIZE; CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; JAMAICA; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMETRY; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; JAMAICA; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANTHOZOA; ANTIPATHARIA; ANTIPATHES; ANTIPATHES ATLANTICA; ANTIPATHES GRACILIS; ANTIPATHES RUBUSIFORMIS; ANTIPATHES UMBRATICA; ANTIPATHIDAE; STICHOPATHES; STICHOPATHES LUTKENI;

EID: 22244436640     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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