Cryptic diversity in phytoplankton cultures is revealed using a simple plating technique

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 662-674

  Lakeman, Michael Boyd ^a   Cattolico, And Rose Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Algal plating; Artificial selection; Cryptic diversity; Heterosigma akashiwo; Intraspecific variation; Phenotypic distribution; Phytoplankton; Population biology; Stress tolerance

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; DINOPHYCEAE; HAPTOPHYCEAE; HETEROSIGMA AKASHIWO; RAPHIDOPHYCEAE; SYNURALES;

EID: 34547562580     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2007.00364.x     Document Type: Article

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