Yellow band disease compromises the reproductive output of the Caribbean reef-building coral Montastraea faveolata (Anthozoa, Scleractinia)

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 87, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 45-55

  Weil, Ernesto ^a   Cróquer, Aldo ^a   Urreiztieta, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Coral diseases; Coral reproduction; Fecundity; Montastraea faveolata; Yellow band disease

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DISEASE PREVALENCE; FITNESS; HISTOLOGY; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REGENERATION; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SPAWNING;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; CENTRAL AMERICA; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEA; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CARIBBEAN REGION; ECOSYSTEM; OCEANS AND SEAS; REPRODUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; PUERTO RICO;

ANTHOZOA; MONTASTRAEA FAVEOLATA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 70450192672     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02103     Document Type: Conference Paper

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