Population dynamics and reproductive status of Microcosmus savignyi Monniot, 1962 (Thermaikos Gulf, Eastern Mediterranean): A preliminary assessment

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 42, Issue 5-8, 2008, Pages 545-558

  Panagiotou, Magdalini ^a   Antoniadou, Chryssanthi ^a   Chintiroglou, Chariton ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aegean Sea; Ascidiacea; Growth; Microcosmus savignyi; Population structure; Reproductive cycle; Thermaikos Gulf

Indexed keywords

AUTOGAMY; BENTHOS; GROWTH; INVERTEBRATE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SPAWNING;

AEGEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; THERMAIKOS GULF;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; MICROCOSMUS; THESSALONIKI;

EID: 46249100142     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930701835522     Document Type: Conference Paper

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