The Role of Microalgal Symbionts (Symbiodinium) in Holobiont Physiology

Advances in Botanical Research

Volumn 64, Issue , 2012, Pages 119-140

  Weber, Michele X ^a   Medina, Mónica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Genomics; Holobiont; Interactomics; Physiology; Symbiodinium; Symbiosis; Transcriptomics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866766413     PISSN: 00652296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-391499-6.00004-9     Document Type: Chapter

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