Environmental versus genetic influences on growth rates of the corals Pocillopora eydouxi and Porites lobata (Anthozoa: Scleractinia)

Pacific Science

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-69

  Smith, Lance W ^a   Wirshing, H H ^b   Baker, A C ^b   Birkeland, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RATE; REEF;

AMERICAN SAMOA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA;

ANTHOZOA; POCILLOPORA EYDOUXI; PORITES LOBATA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 36549032135     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2984/1534-6188(2008)62[57:EVGIOG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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