Symbiont type influences trophic plasticity of a model cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 218, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 858-863

  Leal, Miguel C ^a   Hoadley, Kenneth ^b   Pettay, D Tye ^a   Grajales, Alejandro ^c   Calado, Ricardo ^a   Warner, Mark E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional diversity; Nutrition; Photosynthesis; Symbiodinium

Indexed keywords

AIPTASIA; ANIMALIA; ANTHOPLEURA ELEGANTISSIMA; ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; DINOPHYCEAE; SYMBIODINIUM;

CARBON;

ANIMAL; CARBON CYCLE; DINOFLAGELLATE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEA ANEMONE; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; CARBON; CARBON CYCLE; DINOFLAGELLIDA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEA ANEMONES; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84925989709     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: 14779145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.115519     Document Type: Article

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