Transmission Mode Predicts Specificity and Interaction Patterns in Coral-Symbiodinium Networks

Most reef-building corals in the order Scleractinia depend on endosymbiotic algae in the genus Symbiodinium for energy and survival. Significant levels of taxonomic diversity in both partners result in numerous possible combinations of coral-Symbiodinium associations with unique functional character...

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Main Authors: Fabina, N., Putnam, H., Franklin, E., Stat, Michael, Gates, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6349