Temporal and spatial distribution patterns of echinoderm Larvae in La Parguera, Puerto Rico

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages 81-88

  Williams, Stacey M ^a   García Sais, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Diadema antillarum; Echinodermata; Larvae; Puerto Rico

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECHINODERM; LARVA; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PUERTO RICO; SEASON;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ECHINODERMATA; LARVA; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PUERTO RICO; SEASONS; SPACE-TIME CLUSTERING;

ASTERIAS; ASTEROIDEA; DIADEMA ANTILLARUM; ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDEA; HOLOTHUROIDEA; OPHIUROIDEA;

EID: 78650705981     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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