Ocean acidification influences host DNA methylation and phenotypic plasticity in environmentally susceptible corals

Evolutionary Applications

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1165-1178

  Putnam, Hollie M ^a   Davidson, Jennifer M ^a   Gates, Ruth D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

acclimatization; coral; epigenetics; metabolomics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84988856297     PISSN: 17524563     EISSN: 17524571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eva.12408     Document Type: Article

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