Sexual reproduction in octocorals

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 443, Issue , 2011, Pages 265-283

  Kahng, Samuel E ^a   Benayahu, Yehuda ^b   Lasker, Howard R ^c  

^a HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Coral reef; Life history; Octocoral; Sexual reproduction

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; CORAL; CORAL REEF; DISPERSAL; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FECUNDITY; HERMAPHRODITISM; INVERTEBRATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; POLYP; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SEXUALITY; SPAWNING; TAXONOMY; ZOOXANTHELLA;

ALCYONARIA; ANTHOZOA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 84555203658     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09414     Document Type: Review

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