The reproductive seasonality and gametogenic cycle of Acropora cervicornis off Broward County, Florida, USA

Coral Reefs

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 110-122

  Vargas Ángel, Bernardo ^a,c   Colley, Susan B ^b   Hoke, S Michael ^a   Thomas, James D ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c PACIFIC ISLANDS FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acropora cervicornis; Florida; Gametogenesis; Sexual reproduction

Indexed keywords

CORAL; SEASONALITY; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

BROWARD COUNTY; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACROPORA; ACROPORA CERVICORNIS; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 33644622070     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-005-0070-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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