Evolved physiological responses of phytoplankton to their integrated growth environment

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 363, Issue 1504, 2008, Pages 2687-2703

  Behrenfeld, Michael J ^a   Halsey, Kimberly H ^a   Milligan, Allen J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon fixation; Climate; Nutrients; Photosynthesis; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; CARBON FIXATION; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATE EFFECT; EVOLUTION; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; OPTIMIZATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PHYTOPLANKTON; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 47249102440     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2008.0019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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