Host range and resistance to aspergillosis in three sea fan species from the Yucatan

Marine Biology

Volumn 149, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1355-1364

  Mullen, K M ^a   Harvell, C D ^a   Alker, A P ^a,b   Dube, D ^a,c   Jordan Dahlgren E ^d,e   Ward, J R ^a   Petes, L E ^a,f  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Laboratorio de Arrecifes Coralinos   (Mexico)

^e INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

^f OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNGAL DISEASE; HOST RANGE; RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; YUCATAN;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS SYDOWII; FUNGI; GORGONACEA; GORGONIA VENTALINA;

EID: 33748429726     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0275-7     Document Type: Article

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