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Heritability of the Symbiodinium community in vertically- and horizontally-transmitting broadcast spawning corals.
Scientific reports - 15 Aug 2017
Quigley Kate M, Willis Bette L, Bay Line K
Abstract excerpt
The dinoflagellate-coral partnership influences the coral holobiont's tolerance to thermal stress and bleaching. However, the comparative roles of host genetic versus environmental factors in determining the composition of this symbiosis are largely unknown. Here we quantify the heritability of the initial Symbiodinium communities for two broadcast-spawning corals with different symbiont transmission modes:...
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