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Highly infectious symbiont dominates initial uptake in coral juveniles.
Molecular ecology - 1 Aug 2009
Abrego David, VAN Oppen Madeleine J H, Willis Bette L
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The majority of reef-building corals acquire their obligate algal symbionts (Symbiodinium) from the environment. However, factors shaping the initial establishment of coral-algal symbioses, including parental effects, local environmental conditions and local availability of symbionts, are not wel...
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