A comprehensive study of Antarctic algal symbioses: minimal impacts of endophyte presence in most species of macroalgal hosts

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 271-278

  Schoenrock, Kathryn M ^a   Amsler, Charles D ^a   McClintock, James B ^a   Baker, Bill J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

algae; Antarctica; chlorophyll fluorescence; endophyte; palatability; toughness

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; CHLOROPHYLL; ENDOPHYTE; FITNESS; GROWTH RATE; MACROALGA; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PALATABILITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SURVIVAL; SYMBIOSIS;

ANTARCTICA; ANVERS ISLAND; PALMER STATION; WEST ANTARCTICA;

ALGAE; IRIDAEA CORDATA; PACHYMENIA SP.;

EID: 84938291133     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670262.2015.1031189     Document Type: Article

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