Molecular diversity of symbiotic algae (zooxanthellae) in scleractinian corals of Kenya

Coral Reefs

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 172-176

  Visram, S ^a,b   Douglas, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b CORDIO East Africa ^*  (Kenya)

Author keywords

Coral; Coral bleaching; Kenyan corals; Symbiodinium; Symbiosis; Zooxanthellae

Indexed keywords

CORAL; CORAL BLEACHING; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; ZOOXANTHELLA;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; SCLERACTINIA; SYMBIODINIUM;

EID: 33644616937     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-005-0079-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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