Phosphate excretion by anemonefish and uptake by giant sea anemones: Demand outstrips supply

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-9

  Godinot, C ^a   Chadwick, N E ^b  

^a CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE DE MONACO   (Monaco)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BODY SIZE; CORAL REEF; DIET; EXCRETION; INVERTEBRATE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PERCIFORM; PHOSPHATE; POLYP; SYMBIOSIS; ZOOXANTHELLA;

ACTINIARIA; ANEMONE; ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; POMACENTRIDAE;

EID: 69249110970     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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