Sentences with phrase «algal symbiosis»

But again his arguments evoke criticism from his colleagues who wrote, «flexibility in coral — algal symbiosis is likely to be a principal factor underlying the evolutionary success of these organisms».

As one expert wrote, the «flexibility in coral — algal symbiosis is likely to be a principal factor underlying the evolutionary success of these organisms».

The calcite corals first achieved algal symbiosis and came into being 550 million years ago (you are too young to remember) during the Cambrian era, when atmospheric CO2 concentration was 25 times what it is today.

The fundamental technology they have developed is expected to drive molecular research of the coral - algal symbiosis.

Not exact matches

As a next step, the team aims to introduce genetic mutations that are capable of reversing uracil deficiency in the mutant dinoflagellate, which may provide clues for identifying algal genes responsible for symbiosis.

Scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and Gettysburg College found that this symbiosis, the only known example that includes a vertebrate species, puts stress on algal cells, changing the way they make energy, but does not seem to negatively impact salamander cells.