Depth-Independent reproduction in the reef coral porites astreoides from shallow to mesophotic zones

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Holstein, Daniel M ^a   Smith, Tyler B ^b   Paris, Claire B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FERTILITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; OCEAN DEPTH; PLANULA; PORITES ASTREOIDES; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; UNITED STATES; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.);

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CORAL REEFS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCTION; UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS;

EID: 84958181025     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146068     Document Type: Article

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