Scleractinian corals capture zooplankton within days of settlement and metamorphosis

Coral Reefs

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1155-

  Cumbo, V R ^a   Fan, T Y ^b,c   Edmunds, P J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MARINE BIOLOGY AND AQUARIUM   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; METAMORPHOSIS; SETTLING BEHAVIOR; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANTHOZOA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 84869170483     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-012-0940-x     Document Type: Article

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