Tale of two colors: Cladopsammia gracilis (dendrophylliidae) color morphs distinguished also by their genetics and ecology

Marine Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2195-2206

  Hizi Degany, N ^a   Meroz Fine, E ^a   Shefer, S ^a   Ilan, M ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; CLADOPSAMMIA GRACILIS; DENDROPHYLLIIDAE;

EID: 70349236060     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0653-9     Document Type: Article

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