Colony and polyp biometry and size structure in the orange coral Astroides calycularis (Scleractinia: Dendrophylliidae)

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 272-280

  Goffredo, Stefano ^a   Caroselli, Erik ^a   Gasparini, Gabriella ^a   Marconi, Giulia ^a   Putignano, Maria Teresa ^a   Pazzini, Claudia ^a   Zaccanti, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dendrophylliidae; Mediterranean coral; Morphometry; Scleractinia; Size frequency

Indexed keywords

EID: 85003537364     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2010.492222     Document Type: Article

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