Palaeobiological perspectives on variability and taxonomy of scleractinian corals

Palaeoworld

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 333-339

  Zlatarski, Vassil N ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuopalaeontology; Palaeobiology; Scleractinia; Taxonomy; Variability

Indexed keywords

CORAL; DEEP SEA; ENDOSYMBIONT; FOSSIL RECORD; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LIFE HISTORY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; PALEOBIOLOGY; TAXONOMY; TYPOLOGY; ZOOXANTHELLA;

AUSTRALIA; CUBA; JAMAICA; MADAGASCAR; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 78149500557     PISSN: 1871174X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palwor.2010.09.012     Document Type: Article

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