Telomere length of the colonial coral Galaxea fascicularis at different developmental stages

Coral Reefs

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 495-502

  Tsuta, H ^a   Hidaka, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; Galaxea; Longevity; STELA; Telomere

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; CORAL; LONGEVITY; REGENERATION; SPERM;

ANTHOZOA; GALAXEA; GALAXEA FASCICULARIS;

EID: 84877047369     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-012-0997-6     Document Type: Article

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