Nitrogen recycling or nitrogen conservation in an alga-invertebrate symbiosis?

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 2445-2453

  Wang, J T ^a   Douglas, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aiptasia pulchella; Amino acid; Ammonium; Glutamine synthetase; Nitrogen recycling; Symbiodinium; Symbiosis; Zooxanthella

Indexed keywords

AIPTASIA PULCHELLA; SYMBIODINIUM;

EID: 0031669235     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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