Interplay of host morphology and symbiont microhabitat in coral aggregations

Marine Biology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-10

  Helmuth, B S T ^a,d   Timmerman, B E H ^a   Sebens, K P ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2342446128     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050219     Document Type: Article

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