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Genetic Signature of Resistance to White Band Disease in the Caribbean Staghorn Coral Acropora cervicornis

Coral reefs are declining worldwide due to multiple factors including rising sea surface temperature, ocean acidification, and disease outbreaks. Over the last 30 years, White Band Disease (WBD) alone has killed up to 95% of the Caribbean`s dominant shallow-water corals—the staghorn coral Acropora c...

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Autores principales: Libro, Silvia, Vollmer, Steven V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4718514/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26784329
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0146636