Lunar rhythms in the deep sea: Evidence from the reproductive periodicity of several marine invertebrates

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 82-86

  Mercier, Annie ^a   Zhao Sun, ^a   Baillon, Sandrine ^a   Hamel, Jean François ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Society for the Exploration and Valuing of the Environment (SEVE)   (Canada)

Author keywords

corals; deep sea; echinoderms; lunar; marine invertebrates; reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CANADA; ECHINODERM; FEMALE; INVERTEBRATE; MALE; MOON; PERIODICITY; REPRODUCTION; SEA ANEMONE; SEASON; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; ECHINODERMATA; FEMALE; INVERTEBRATES; MALE; MOON; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; PERIODICITY; REPRODUCTION; SEA ANEMONES; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; ECHINODERMATA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 79251508910     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: 15524531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730410391948     Document Type: Article

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