Hidden diversity in sympatric sponges: Adjusting life-history dynamics to share substrate

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 371, Issue , 2008, Pages 109-115

  Blanquer, Andrea ^a   Uriz, María J ^a   Agell, Gemma ^a  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Growth dynamics; Porifera; Scopalina; Seasonality; Sibling species; Survival; Sympatry

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COEXISTENCE; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; SEASONALITY; SIBLING; SPONGE; SUBSTRATE; SURVIVAL; SYMPATRY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST);

PORIFERA; SCOPALINA; SCOPALINA LOPHYROPODA;

EID: 57849168370     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07679     Document Type: Article

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