Physiological and molecular responses of bivalves to toxic dinoflagellates

Invertebrate Survival Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 184-199

  Manfrin, C ^a   De Moro, G ^a   Torboli, V ^a   Venier, P ^b   Pallavicini, Alberto ^a   Gerdol, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bivalve; Dinoflagellates; Gene expression; Harmful algal bloom; Microarray; Phycotoxin; RNA seq

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901997219     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1824307X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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