Novel genetic diversity through somatic mutations: Fuel for adaptation of reef corals?

Diversity

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 405-423

  van Oppen, Madeleine J H ^a   Souter, Petra ^a   Howells, Emily J ^a,b   Heyward, Andrew ^c   Berkelmans, Ray ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Cell lineage selection; Climate change; Coral; Somatic mutations; Symbiodinium

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL REEF; DECADAL VARIATION; DINOFLAGELLATE; MUTATION; POPULATION SIZE; TIMESCALE;

ACROPORA; ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; SYMBIODINIUM;

EID: 84859533313     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14242818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/d3030405     Document Type: Review

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