Reproduction patterns of four Antarctic octocorals in the Weddell Sea: An inter-specific, shape, and latitudinal comparison

Marine Biology

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 551-563

  Orejas, C ^a,b   Gili, J M ^a   Lopez Gonzalez P J ^c   Hasemann, C ^b   Arntz, W E ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SHAPE; SPAWNING;

SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEDDELL SEA;

DASYSTENELLA ACANTHINA; GORGONACEA; GORGONIA; THOUARELLA;

EID: 33845639641     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0370-9     Document Type: Article

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