Multi-year, seasonal genotypic surveys of coral-algal symbioses reveal prevalent stability or post-bleaching reversion

2005/10/12 by Daniel J. Thornhill, Todd C. LaJeunesse, Dustin W. Kemp +2 · 421 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #16S ribosomal RNA #Acropora #Anthozoa #Biology #Botany #Cnidaria #Coelenterata #Coral #Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies #Coral reef #Crustacean biology and ecology #Ecology #Marine and coastal plant biology #Reef #Symbiodinium #Symbiosis #Temperature gradient gel electrophoresis #Zoology

paper · doi:10.1007/s00227-005-0114-2

published in Marine Biology 148(4), 711-722 (Springer Science+Business Media)

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