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Enemies with benefits: parasitic endoliths protect mussels against heat stress

Positive and negative aspects of species interactions can be context dependant and strongly affected by environmental conditions. We tested the hypothesis that, during periods of intense heat stress, parasitic phototrophic endoliths that fatally degrade mollusc shells can benefit their mussel hosts....

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Autores principales: Zardi, G. I., Nicastro, K. R., McQuaid, C. D., Ng, T. P. T., Lathlean, J., Seuront, L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4979024/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27506855
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep31413