Predators selectively graze reproductive structures in a clonal marine organism

Marine Biology

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 569-577

  Rotjan, Randi D ^a,b   Lewis, Sara M ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONAL ORGANISM; CORAL REEF; FITNESS; GRAZING; HERBIVORY; PERCIFORM; POLYP; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SEX ALLOCATION; SPAWNING; SURVIVAL;

ANTHOZOA; MONTASTRAEA ANNULARIS; SCARIDAE;

EID: 60449087238     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-008-1108-7     Document Type: Article

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