The effects of a variable temperature regime on the physiology of the reef-building coral Seriatopora hystrix: Results from a laboratory-based reciprocal transplant

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 4183-4195

  Mayfield, Anderson B ^a   Chan, Pei Hsun ^b   Putnam, Hollie M ^c   Chen, Chii Shiarng ^a,b,d,e   Fan, Tung Yung ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MARINE BIOLOGY AND AQUARIUM   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d Taiwan Coral Research Center   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Coral reef; Endosymbiosis; Gene expression; Photosynthesis; Symbiodinium

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL REEF; DINOFLAGELLATE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASON; SYMBIOSIS; TAIWAN; TEMPERATURE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL REEFS; DINOFLAGELLIDA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONS; SEAWATER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SYMBIOSIS; TAIWAN; TEMPERATURE;

ANTHOZOA; SERIATOPORA; SERIATOPORA HYSTRIX; SYMBIODINIUM;

EID: 84869159366     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.071688     Document Type: Article

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