Bleaching response of Symbiodinium (zooxanthellae): Determination by flow cytometry

Cytometry Part A

Volumn 81 A, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 888-895

  Lee, Co Sin ^a   Wilson Yeo, Yin Sheng ^a   Sin, Tsai Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bleaching response; Chlorophyll; Flow cytometry; Microscopy; Zooxanthellae

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CHLOROPHYLL;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CYTOLOGY; DINOFLAGELLATE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; LASER; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYMBIOSIS; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; BETA CAROTENE; CELL COUNT; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATE CHANGE; DINOFLAGELLIDA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; LASERS; MICROSCOPY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SYMBIOSIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84866630072     PISSN: 15524922     EISSN: 15524930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.22111     Document Type: Article

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