The reproductive ecology of the invasive ascidian, Styela clava, in Auckland Harbour, New Zealand

Marine Biology

Volumn 158, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2775-2785

  Wong, Nicholas A ^a   McClary, Dan ^b,c   Sewell, Mary A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Golder Associates (NZ) Limited   (New Zealand)

^c SINCLAIR KNIGHT MERZ   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; GAMETOGENESIS; HARBOR; INVASIVE SPECIES; INVERTEBRATE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PHOTOPERIOD; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPAWNING; THRESHOLD;

AUCKLAND; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; STYELA CLAVA;

EID: 81555204474     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-011-1776-6     Document Type: Article

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