Testing for the effects of seasonal and lunar periodicity on the reproduction of the edible sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla (L) in Kenyan coral reef lagoons

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 549, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-64

  Muthiga, Nyawira A ^a,b  

^a Marine Programs   (United States)

^b Wildlife Conservition Society   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Continuous reproduction; Coral reef lagoons; Kenyan coast; Lunar periodicity; Tripneustes gratilla

Indexed keywords

FISHERIES; FOOD ADDITIVES; HISTOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEAWATER;

CONTINUOUS REPRODUCTION; CORAL REEF LAGOONS; KENYAN COAST; LUNAR PERIODICITY; TRIPNEUSTES GRATILLA;

BIODIVERSITY;

CORAL REEF;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

ANTHOZOA; ECHINOIDEA; TRIPNEUSTES GRATILLA;

EID: 24144481506     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-005-4757-2     Document Type: Article

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