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Vectored dispersal of Symbiodinium by larvae of a Caribbean gorgonian octocoral.
Molecular ecology - 1 Sept 2013
Wirshing Herman H, Feldheim Kevin A, Baker Andrew C
Abstract excerpt
The ability of coral reefs to recover from natural and anthropogenic disturbance is difficult to predict, in part due to uncertainty regarding the dispersal capabilities and connectivity of their reef inhabitants. We developed microsatellite markers for the broadcast spawning gorgonian octocoral Eunicea (Plexaura) flexuosa (four markers) and its dinoflagellate symbiont, Symbiodinium B1 (five markers), and used...
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