Long-term dynamics of adaptive evolution in a globally important phytoplankton species to ocean acidification

Science Advances

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2016, Pages

  Schlüter, Lothar ^a   Lohbeck, Kai T ^a,c   Gröger, Joachim P ^b   Riebesell, Ulf ^a   Reusch, Thorsten B H ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT FÜR SEEFISCHEREI   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; BIOMINERALIZATION; BONE; LONG TERM EVOLUTION (LTE); MARINE BIOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION RESPONSE; CONTROL TREATMENTS; MARINE PHYTOPLANKTON; OCEAN ACIDIFICATIONS; PHENOTYPIC CHANGES; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHENOTYPIC RESPONSE; PHYTOPLANKTON SPECIES;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; SEA WATER;

CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; HAPTOPHYTA; METABOLISM; PH; PHENOTYPE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; HAPTOPHYTA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PHENOTYPE; SEAWATER;

EID: 85016930334     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23752548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1501660     Document Type: Article

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