Effects of tissue loss, age and size on fecundity in the octocoral Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 434-435, Issue , 2012, Pages 47-52

  Page, Christopher A ^a,b   Lasker, Howard R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Octocoral; Polyp fecundity; Reproduction; Reproductive strategy; Size

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; CLONAL ORGANISM; COLONY; FECUNDITY; LIFE HISTORY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL MATURITY; SOFT CORAL; SPAWNING;

BAHAMAS; CROSS HARBOUR; GREAT ABACO;

PSEUDOPTEROGORGIA ELISABETHAE;

EID: 84865540152     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2012.07.022     Document Type: Article

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