Mutualist-induced morphological changes enhance growth and survival of corals

Marine Biology

Volumn 158, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2267-2277

  Bergsma, Gerick S ^a,c   Martinez, Christopher M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; COLONY STRUCTURE; CORAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FACILITATION; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GROWTH; MUTUALISM; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SURVIVAL;

MOOREA; POLYNESIA; SOCIETY ISLANDS; WINDWARD ISLANDS [SOCIETY ISLANDS];

AMPHIPODA; ANTHOZOA; GAMMARIDEA; MONTIPORA;

EID: 80052931185     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-011-1731-6     Document Type: Article

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