Cellular reactions to sedimentation and temperature stress in the Caribbean coral Montastraea cavernosa

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 140-145

  Vargas Ángel, Bernardo ^a   Peters, Esther C ^b   Kramarsky Winter, Esti ^c   Gilliam, David S ^a   Dodge, Richard E ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Florida; Histopathology; Montastraea cavernosa; Sedimentation and thermal stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; SEDIMENT; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; FLORIDA; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; TEMPERATURE;

ACTINIARIA; ANTHOZOA; GORGONACEA; MONTASTRAEA CAVERNOSA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 34249295897     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2007.01.003     Document Type: Article

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