Biological traits of three closely related species of Pycnoclavella (Ascidiacea) in the Western Mediterranean

Marine Biology

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1031-1038

  Pérez Portela, Rocío ^a   Palacín, Cruz ^a   Duran, Sandra ^a   Turon, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Colonial ascidians; Growth rate; Life cycles; Pycnoclavella

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COLONIAL ORGANISM; ESTIVATION; FILTER FEEDER; GROWTH RATE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NICHE PARTITIONING; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SEXUAL MATURITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ASCIDIACEA; PYCNOCLAVELLA; PYCNOCLAVELLA AURILUCENS;

EID: 34548688012     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0750-9     Document Type: Article

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