Effects of aggregation and species identity on the growth and behavior of mushroom corals

Coral Reefs

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 881-885

  Elahi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Fungiidae; Neighbor effect; Scleractinia

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CALCIFICATION; CONSPECIFIC; CORAL; CORAL REEF; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MOVEMENT; MUCUS; SPAWNING;

ANTHOZOA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGIA; FUNGIA CONCINNA; FUNGIA PAUMOTENSIS; FUNGIIDAE; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 55349084003     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-008-0403-6     Document Type: Article

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