Using quantitative real-time PCR to study competition and community dynamics among Delaware Inland Bays harmful algae in field and laboratory studies

Harmful Algae

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 599-613

  Handy, Sara M ^a   Demir, Elif ^a   Hutchins, David A ^a   Portune, Kevin J ^a   Whereat, Edward B ^a   Hare, Clint E ^a   Rose, Julie M ^a   Warner, Mark ^a   Farestad, Muns ^a   Cary, S Craig ^a   Coyne, Kathryn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Delaware's Inland Bays; Harmful algae; Heterosigma akashiwo; Karlodinium veneficum; Prorocentrum minimum; Quantitative PCR

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; DINOPHYCEAE; GYRODINIUM INSTRIATUM; HETEROSIGMA AKASHIWO; KARLODINIUM; PROROCENTRUM MINIMUM; RAPHIDOPHYCEAE;

EID: 45849119468     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2007.12.018     Document Type: Article

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