Evolution of different life-cycle strategies in oceanic calcareous dinoflagellates

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-89

  Meier, K J Sebastian ^a,c   Young, Jeremy R ^a   Kirsch, Monika ^b   Feist Burkhardt, Susanne ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c CEREGE   (France)

Author keywords

Calcareous dinoflagellates; Calciodinellum levantinum; Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Cultures; Evolution; Leonella granifera; Life cycle; Thoracosphaera heimii

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CALCIFICATION; DINOFLAGELLATE CYST; DORMANCY; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MICROSCOPY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PLOIDY;

CALCIODINELLUM LEVANTINUM; DINOPHYCEAE; LEONELLA GRANIFERA; THORACOSPHAERA HEIMII;

EID: 33847222173     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670260600937833     Document Type: Article

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