Study of cnidarian-algal symbiosis in the "omics" age

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 223, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 44-65

  Meyer, Eli ^a   Weis, Virginia M ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORAL REEF; DINOFLAGELLATE; EUKARYOTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; SYMBIOSIS;

ACROPORA DIGITIFERA; ACTINIARIA; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; DINOPHYCEAE; SYMBIODINIUM;

EID: 84866362798     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/BBLv223n1p44     Document Type: Review

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