Spatial and seasonal variation of the gonad index of Diadema antillarum (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) in the Canary Islands

Scientia Marina

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 689-698

  Hernández, José Carlos ^a   Brito, Alberto ^a   García, Nayra ^a   Gil Rodríguez, Ma Candelaria ^a   Herrera, Guacimara ^a   Cruz Reyes, Alejandro ^a   Falcón, Jesús M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Algal cover; Canary Islands; Diadema antillarum; Gonad periodicity; Gut content; Locality influence

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGAL CULTURE; ECHINODERM; FOOD AVAILABILITY; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ALGAE; DIADEMA ANTILLARUM; ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDEA;

EID: 33845968043     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2006.70n4689     Document Type: Article

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