Ultra-violet absorbing compounds and tumorous growths on acroporid corals from Bandar Khayran, Gulf of Oman, Indian Ocean

Coral Reefs

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 195-198

  Seapy, D G ^a,b,c   Coles, S L ^b  

^a BISHOP MUSEUM   (United States)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^c EASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calicoblastic; Coral tumors; Endolithic fungi; Epitheliomas; Oman; UV absorbance

Indexed keywords

EID: 2642650329     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003380050118     Document Type: Article

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