Evidence for a host role in thermotolerance divergence between populations of the mustard hill coral (Porites astreoides) from different reef environments

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 4335-4348

  Kenkel, C D ^a   Goodbody Gringley, G ^b,c   Caillaud, D ^a,d   Davies, S W ^a   Bartels, E ^c   Matz, M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

^c MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International   (United States)

Author keywords

acclimatization; coral; local adaptation; population structure; Porites astreoides; thermotolerance

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; DINOPHYCEAE; PORITES ASTREOIDES; SYMBIODINIUM; SYMBIODINIUM SP.;

EID: 84882450785     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mec.12391     Document Type: Article

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