Spawning synchrony in scleractinian corals: Comment on Mangubhai and Harrison (2008)

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 374, Issue , 2009, Pages 301-304

  Baird, A H ^a   Guest, J R ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Reproduction; Spawning

Indexed keywords

ACROPORA; ANTHOZOA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 60049089529     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07838     Document Type: Note

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