Spatial variability in reproductive cycle of the gorgonians Paramuricea clavata and Eunicella singularis (Anthozoa, Octocorallia) in the Western Mediterranean Sea

Marine Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1571-1584

  Gori, Andrea ^a   Linares, Cristina ^a,b   Rossi, Sergio ^a   Coma, Rafel ^b   Gili, Josep Maria ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; INVERTEBRATE; LIPID; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SPATIAL VARIATION;

CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERONA [CATALONIA]; MEDES ISLANDS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ALCYONARIA; ANTHOZOA; EUNICELLA SINGULARIS; GORGONACEA; GORGONIA; PARAMURICEA CLAVATA;

EID: 34247624505     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0595-7     Document Type: Article

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