The effects of a coral disease on the reproductive output of Montastraea faveolata (Scleractinia: Faviidae)

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages 99-110

  Borger, Jill L ^a,b   Colley, Susan ^c  

^a ITME Inc   (Dominica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c PBS and J   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral disease; Coral reproduction; Dominica; Montastraea faveolata; White plague

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; DOMINICA; FERTILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; OOCYTE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; DOMINICA; FERTILITY; OOCYTES; REPRODUCTION;

ANTHOZOA; FAVIIDAE; MONTASTRAEA FAVEOLATA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 78650700675     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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