Towards an integrated network of coral immune mechanisms

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1745, 2012, Pages 4106-4114

  Palmer, C V ^a   Traylor Knowles, N ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Coral immunology; Immune cells; Invertebrate immunity; Melanin; TOLL like receptors

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COAGULATION; CORAL REEF; FUTURE PROSPECT; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOASSAY; INVERTEBRATE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MELANIN; OPTIMIZATION; POPULATION DECLINE; VERTEBRATE;

ANTHOZOA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84866133087     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2012.1477     Document Type: Review

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