Quantifying cryptic Symbiodinium diversity within Orbicella faveolata and Orbicella franksi at the Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico
The genetic composition of the resident Symbiodinium endosymbionts can strongly modulate the physiological performance of reef-building corals. Here, we used quantitative metabarcoding to investigate Symbiodinium genetic diversity in two species of mountainous star corals, Orbicella franksi and Orbi...
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| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2014-05-01
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| Series: | PeerJ |
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/386.pdf |