Systematic and Biogeographical Patterns in the Reproductive Biology of Scleractinian Corals

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• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics

• Publication date

  2009-02-06

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1146/ANNUREV.ECOLSYS.110308.120220
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