Measuring Fertilization Success of Broadcast-Spawning Marine Invertebrates Within Seagrass Meadows

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 220, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-38

  Simon, Troy N ^a   Levitan, Don R ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VELOCITY; DIFFUSION; DYE; ECHINODERM; EGG; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); HYDRODYNAMICS; MOVEMENT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESIDENCE TIME; SEAFLOOR; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SPAWNING; WATER COLUMN;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; SAINT JOSEPH BAY; UNITED STATES;

ECHINOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 79953659795     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/BBLv220n1p32     Document Type: Article

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