Aspects of the Innate Immune System in the Caribbean Octocoral Swiftia exserta

The immune systems of cnidaria are important to study for two reasons: to gain a better understanding of the evolution of immune responses, and to provide a basis to partially redress the precipitous world-wide die-offs of reef corals, some of which have been attributed to diseases and stress. Many...

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Main Author: Menzel, Lorenzo P.
Format: Others
Published: FIU Digital Commons 2013
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Online Access:http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1025
http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2132&context=etd