Population genetic data of a model symbiotic cnidarian system reveal remarkable symbiotic specificity and vectored introductions across ocean basins

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 4499-4515

  Thornhill, Daniel J ^a,b   Xiang, Yu ^b   Pettay, D Tye ^c   Zhong, Min ^b   Santos, Scott R ^b  

^a Defenders of Wildlife ^*  (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aiptasia pallida; Aiptasia pulchella; coral reef; Symbiodinium; Symbiodinium minutum; symbiosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883220955     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mec.12416     Document Type: Article

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