Timing and Potential Drivers of Symbiont Selection in the Early Life Stages of the Massive Starlet Coral Siderastrea siderea
The ability of corals to build reefs can be attributed to their relationship with single-celled algae of the familySymbiodiniaceae.Through the process of photosynthesis, these algae can provide their coral hosts with over 90% of their daily energy requirements. Most coral species acquire multiple sp...
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2019
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| Online Access: | https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/516 https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1529&context=occ_stuetd |