Diel planulation by the brooding coral Favia fragum (Esper, 1797)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 389, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 70-74

  Goodbody Gringley, Gretchen ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cnidaria; Growth; Life history; Planulae; Settlement

Indexed keywords

CORAL; DIEL VARIATION; GROWTH RATE; INVERTEBRATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; METAMORPHOSIS; MORTALITY; PERIODICITY; SYMBIONT;

BERMUDA;

ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; FAVIA FRAGUM; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 78349307289     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.03.016     Document Type: Article

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