Impact of Light and Temperature on the Uptake of Algal Symbionts by Coral Juveniles

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Abrego, David ^a,b   Willis, Bette L ^b   van Oppen, Madeleine J H ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROPORA MILLEPORA; ACROPORA TENUIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL; CORAL JUVENILE; DINOFLAGELLATE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PIGMENTATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPAWNING; SURVIVAL; SYMBIODINIUM; SYMBIONT; SYMBIOSIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; DINOFLAGELLIDA; DNA PRIMERS; ECOSYSTEM; LIGHT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYMBIOSIS; TEMPERATURE;

ACROPORA TENUIS; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; SYMBIODINIUM;

EID: 84869830677     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050311     Document Type: Article

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