Evidence of sexual reproduction in the hermatypic corals Pocillopora damicornis, Porites panamensis, and Pavona gigantea in Banderas Bay, Mexican Pacific;Evidencia de reproducción sexual en los corales hermatípicos Pocillopora damicornis, Porites panamensis y Pavona gigantea en Bahía de Banderas, Pacífico mexicano

Ciencias Marinas

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 97-112

  Carpizo Ituarte, E ^a   Vizcaino Ochoa V ^a   Chi Barragan G ^a   Tapia Vazquez O ^a   Cupul Magana A L ^b   Medina Rosas, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cnidarians; Corals; Gametogenesis; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; GAMETE; GAMETOGENESIS; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

BANDERAS BAY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; PAVONA GIGANTEA; POCILLOPORA DAMICORNIS; PORITES PANAMENSIS;

EID: 79952349000     PISSN: 01853880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7773/cm.v37i1.1773     Document Type: Article

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