Synchronous reproduction of corals in the Red Sea

Coral Reefs

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 119-124

  Hanafy, M H ^a   Aamer, M A ^a   Habib, M ^b   Rouphael, Anthony B ^c   Baird, Andrew H ^d  

^a Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

^b Red Sea Association for Diving and Marine Activities   (Egypt)

^c Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Science Group IUCN Global Marine Program   (Spain)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Reproduction; Spawning synchrony

Indexed keywords

CORAL; CORAL REEF; MATURATION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SPAWNING; SYNCHRONY;

INDIAN OCEAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

ACROPORA; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 76149103210     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-009-0552-2     Document Type: Article

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