RNA/DNA ratios as indicators of metabolic activity in four species of Caribbean reef-building corals

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 282, Issue , 2004, Pages 143-149

  Buckley, Bradley A ^a,b   Szmant, Alina M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioindicator; Corals; RNA DNA ratios

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOINDICATOR; CORAL; METABOLISM; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RNA-DNA RATIO;

FLORIDA KEYS; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ACTINIARIA; AIPTASIA; AIPTASIA PALLIDA; ANEMONE; ANTHOZOA; MONTASTRAEA; MONTASTRAEA ANNULARIS; MONTASTRAEA CAVERNOSA; MONTASTRAEA FAVEOLATA; MONTASTREA ANNULARIS; MONTASTREA CAVERNOSA; MONTASTREA FAVEOLATA; PORITES; PORITES ASTREOIDES; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 10844240693     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps282143     Document Type: Article

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