The reproductive biology of closely related coral species: Gametogenesis in Madracis from the southern Caribbean

Coral Reefs

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 206-214

  Vermeij, M J A ^a,c   Sampayo, E ^a   Broker K ^a   Bak, R P M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Coral; Gametogenesis; Reef; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

CORAL; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GAMETOGENESIS; REEF; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CURACAO; LESSER ANTILLES; NETHERLANDS ANTILLES;

ANTHOZOA; MADRACIS; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 4043130890     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-004-0368-z     Document Type: Article

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