Cultivating endosymbionts - Host environmental mimics support the survival of Symbiodinium C15 ex hospite

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 413, Issue , 2012, Pages 169-176

  Krueger, Thomas ^a,b   Gates, Ruth D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cnidaria; Cultivation; Dinoflagellate; Host factor; Symbiosis; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CLADISTICS; COEVOLUTION; CORAL; CORAL BLEACHING; DINOFLAGELLATE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENDOSYMBIONT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FITNESS; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; SURVIVAL; SYMBIOSIS;

ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; DINOPHYCEAE; PORITES COMPRESSA; SYMBIODINIUM;

EID: 84855763132     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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