Personal immunity versus social immunity S.C. Cotter, R.M. Kilner Behavioral Ecology (2010) 21 (4): 663-668. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arq070 Published:04 June 2010 This is an excellent primer on immunity that also touches on the novel (but not rare) concept of social immunity. Many organisms defend their fitness against attack from parasites and pathogens by mounting an immune response. Most […]
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Limited phosphorus availability is the Achilles heel of tropical reef corals in a warming ocean
Limited phosphorus availability is the Achilles heel of tropical reef corals in a warming ocean. doi:10.1038/srep31768 Ezzat, L. et al. Limited phosphorus availability is the Achilles heel of tropical reef corals in a warming ocean. Sci. Rep. 6, 31768; doi: 10.1038/srep31768 (2016). Creative Commons Licensed. This is one of the best articles I’ve posted!!! Some selected quotes…. Furthermore, […]
Phosphate Excretion by Anemonefish and Uptake by Giant Sea Anemones: Demand Outstrips Supply
Phosphate Excretion by Anemonefish and Uptake by Giant Sea Anemones: Demand Outstrips Supply Authors: Godinot, C.; Chadwick, N. E. Source: Bulletin of Marine Science, Volume 85, Number 1, July 2009, pp. 1-9(9) Publisher: University of Miami – Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (Also on ResearchGate: Phosphate excretion by anemonefish and uptake by giant sea […]
The in situ light microenvironment of corals
Article Title: The in situ light microenvironment of corals Authors: Daniel Wangpraseurt, Lubos Polerecky, Anthony W.D. Larkum, Peter J. Ralph, Daniel A. Nielsen, Mathieu Pernice, Michael Kühl Journal: Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 59, Issue 3, May 2014, Pages 917–926 DOI: 10.4319/lo.2014.59.3.0917 PDF Link. I don’t understand the choice of words “Scalar irradiance”, but the meaning in […]
