Coral larvae settle at a higher frequency on red surfaces

Coral Reefs

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 667-676

  Mason, B ^a   Beard, M ^b   Miller, M W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acropora palmata; Color; Coral; Metamorphosis; Planulae; Porites astreoides

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CHEMICAL CUE; COLOR; CORAL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HABITAT SELECTION; JUVENILE; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; LIGHT EFFECT; LIMESTONE; METAMORPHOSIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUBSTRATE; SURFACE; SURVIVAL; WAVELENGTH;

ACROPORA PALMATA; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; PORITES ASTREOIDES;

EID: 79961023879     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-011-0739-1     Document Type: Article

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