Comparative aspects of sexual reproduction in the caribbean coral genus Diploria (Scleractinia: Faviidae)

Marine Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 413-426

  Weil, Ernesto ^a   Vargas, Wilma L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONY; CORAL BLEACHING; CORAL REEF; FECUNDITY; MICROMORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; REEF FORMATION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPAWNING; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

LA PARGUERA; PUERTO RICO;

ANTHOZOA; COLPOPHYLLIA NATANS; DIPLORIA; DIPLORIA CLIVOSA; DIPLORIA LABYRINTHIFORMIS; DIPLORIA STRIGOSA; FAVIIDAE; MONTASTRAEA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 77949263027     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-009-1328-5     Document Type: Article

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