Symbiont acquisition strategy drives host-symbiont associations in the southern Great Barrier Reef
Coral larvae acquire populations of the symbiotic dinoflagellate Symbiodinium from the external environment (horizontal acquisition) or inherit their symbionts from the parent colony (maternal or vertical acquisition). The effect of the symbiont acquisition strategy on Symbiodinium-host associations...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Springer Verlag
2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35630 |