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Size variation of planulae and its effect on the lifetime of planulae in three pocilloporid corals

Size variation of planulae and its effect on the lifetime of planulae in three pocilloporid corals

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Size variation of planulae and its effect on the lifetime of planulae in three pocilloporid corals

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Size variation of planulae and its effect on the lifetime of planulae in three pocilloporid corals

Publisher

Heidelberg: Springer

Journal title

Coral reefs, 2001-11, Vol.20 (3), p.309-315

Language

English

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Heidelberg: Springer

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Contents

Dispersal of propagules plays an important role in the distribution of corals. Pocillopora damicornis, Seriatopora hystrix, and Stylophora pistillata are all brooders and release planulae having symbiotic zooxanthellae. Planulae showed a great size variation, especially at peaks of planulation, and the authors found negative correlations between zo...

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Size variation of planulae and its effect on the lifetime of planulae in three pocilloporid corals

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_18542259

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_18542259

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ISSN

0722-4028

E-ISSN

1432-0975

DOI

10.1007/s003380100180

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