Influence of heterotrophic feeding on the sexual reproduction of Pocillopora verrucosa in aquaria

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 395, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 63-71

  Séré, Mathieu G ^a,b   Massé, Lola M ^a,b   Perissinotto, R ^b   Schleyer, Michael H ^a  

^a OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aquaria; Heterotrophic feeding; Pocillopora verrucosa; Reproduction; Scleractinian coral

Indexed keywords

AQUARIUM; COLONY; CORAL; FECUNDITY; FEEDING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROWTH RATE; HERMAPHRODITE; HETEROTROPHY; HISTOLOGY; POLYP; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SPAWNING; SPERM; STARVATION;

ANTHOZOA; POCILLOPORA VERRUCOSA; ROTIFERA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 77957892380     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.08.014     Document Type: Article

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