Reproductive periodicity and host-specific settlement and growth of a deep-water symbiotic sea anemone

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 967-980

  Mercier, Annie ^a   Hamel, Jean François ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COLONIZATION; COPULATION; CORRELATION; DEEP WATER; EPIBIONT; GASTROPOD; GROWTH RATE; HERB; HOST SPECIFICITY; JUVENILE; PERIODICITY; PHYTODETRITUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SETTLEMENT PATTERN; SHALLOW WATER;

ACTINIA; ACTINIARIA; ALLANTACTIS PARASITICA; GASTROPODA; HORMATHIIDAE;

EID: 70449111456     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z09-085     Document Type: Article

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