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Genetic markers for antioxidant capacity in a reef-building coral.
Science advances - 1 May 2016
Jin Young K, Lundgren Petra, Lutz Adrian, Raina Jean-Baptiste, Howells Emily J, Paley Allison S, Willis Bette L, van Oppen Madeleine J H
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The current lack of understanding of the genetic basis underlying environmental stress tolerance in reef-building corals impairs the development of new management approaches to confronting the global demise of coral reefs. On the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), an approximately 51% decline in coral cover occurred over the period 1985-2012. We conducted a gene-by-environment association analysis across 12° latitude on...
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