Reproduction in the sea pen Pennatula phosphorea (Anthozoa: Pennatulacea) from the west coast of Scotland

Marine Biology

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 303-314

  Edwards, D C B ^a,b   Moore, C G ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Falcon Tower ^*  (Bahrain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; COLONY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; FECUNDITY; INVERTEBRATE; LARVA; LONGEVITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POLYP; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SPAWNING; SURVIVAL; TREND ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; HIGHLAND; LOCH LINNHE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANTHOZOA; PENNATULA PHOSPHOREA; PENNATULACEA;

EID: 49749084337     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-008-1028-6     Document Type: Article

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