Adaptive divergence in pigment composition promotes phytoplankton biodiversity

Nature

Volumn 432, Issue 7013, 2004, Pages 104-107

  Stomp, Maayke ^a   Huisman, Jef ^a   De Jongh, Floris ^a   Veraart, Annelies J ^a   Gerla, Daan ^a   Rijkeboer, Machteld ^b   Ibelings, Bas W ^b   Wollenzien, Ute I A ^b   Stal, Lucas J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; COMPOSITION; MICROORGANISMS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

PHOTOTROPHIC MICROORGANISMS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

BIODIVERSITY;

PHYCOCYANIN; PHYCOERYTHRIN; PIGMENT;

ADAPTATION; BIODIVERSITY; COEXISTENCE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DIVERGENCE; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLOR; COMPETITION; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; OCEAN ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNECHOCOCCUS; THEORY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIODIVERSITY; COLOR; EVOLUTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYCOCYANIN; PHYCOERYTHRIN; PHYTOPLANKTON; PIGMENTATION; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; NEGIBACTERIA; PHOTOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 8544227657     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature03044     Document Type: Article

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