Temporal variation of early larval stages of the long-spined sea urchin diadema antillarum in La Parguera, Puerto Rico

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 110-117

  Williams, S M ^a   Garcia Sais J R ^a   Capella, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Diadema antillarum; La parguera; Pluteus larvae; Puerto rico; Temporal distribution

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ECHINODERM; LARVA; SPAWNING; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; LA PARGUERA; PUERTO RICO;

DIADEMA; DIADEMA ANTILLARUM; ECHINOIDEA; PLUTEUS;

EID: 77954863928     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18475/cjos.v45i1.a14     Document Type: Article

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