Sexual reproduction of the Hawaiian black coral Antipathes griggi (Cnidaria: Antipatharia)

Coral Reefs

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 795-806

  Wagner, D ^a,b   Waller, R G ^c   Montgomery, A D ^d   Kelley, C D ^e   Toonen, R J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^d U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthozoa; Antipathidae; Coral spawning; Gametogenesis; Precious coral

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BREEDING SEASON; CATCH STATISTICS; COLONY; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CORAL; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY REGULATION; FISHING MORTALITY; GAMETE; GAMETOGENESIS; HARVESTING; LIFE HISTORY; POLYP; REFUGE; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL MATURITY; SUSTAINABILITY;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; ANTIPATHARIA; ANTIPATHES; ANTIPATHIDAE; CNIDARIA;

EID: 84865680660     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-012-0882-3     Document Type: Article

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