Genotype x environment interactions in transplanted clones of the massive corals Favia speciosa and Diploastrea heliopora

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 271, Issue , 2004, Pages 167-182

  Todd, P A ^a   Ladle, R J ^b   Lewin Koh, N J I ^c   Chou, L M ^c  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Corallite; Depth; Light; Phenotypic plasticity; Sedimentation; Singapore; Small scale coral morphology; Total suspended solids

Indexed keywords

CORAL; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

ANTHOZOA; DIPLOASTREA HELIOPORA; FAVIA; FAVIA SPECIOSA; HELIOPORA;

EID: 2542442844     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps271167     Document Type: Article

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