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The Cost of Toxicity in Microalgae: Direct Evidence From the Dinoflagellate Alexandrium

Empirical evidence of the cost of producing toxic compounds in harmful microalgae is completely lacking. Yet costs are often assumed to be high, implying substantial ecological benefits with adaptive significance exist. To study potential fitness costs of toxin production, 16 strains including three...

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Autores principales: Blossom, Hannah E., Markussen, Bo, Daugbjerg, Niels, Krock, Bernd, Norlin, Andreas, Hansen, Per Juel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6538772/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31178832
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01065