Genetic variation in responses to a settlement cue and elevated temperature in the reef-building coral Acropora millepora

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 392, Issue , 2009, Pages 81-92

  Meyer, Eli ^a   Davies, Sarah ^b   Wang, Shi ^a   Willis, Bette L ^c   Abrego, David ^c   Juenger, Thomas E ^a   Matz, Mikhail V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Coral reefs; Global climate change; Thermal tolerance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOASSAY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL REEF; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LARVA; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PROTEIN; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SETTLING BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

ACROPORA MILLEPORA; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 70350302640     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08208     Document Type: Article

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