Induction and control of spawning in Okinawan staghorn corals

Coral Reefs

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 406-409

  Hayashibara, Takeshi ^a   Iwao, Kenji ^b   Omori, Makoto ^b  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b Akajima Marine Science Laboratory   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acropora; Hydrogen peroxide; Reproduction; Spawning induction

Indexed keywords

CORAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; REPRODUCTION; SPAWNING;

ACROPORA; ANTHOZOA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 4944255702     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-004-0406-x     Document Type: Article

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