Dormancy in the <em>Amphistegina gibbosa</em> Holobiont: Ecological and Evolutionary Implications for the Foraminifera

Dormancy, a state of severely decreased or suspended metabolism, is a widespread survival strategy in nature. In the Foraminifera, one of the most studied groups of marine organisms, its presence had been suggested by circumstantial evidence, but rarely studied directly until recently. Despite the l...

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Main Author: Ross, Benjamin J.
Format: Others
Published: Scholar Commons 2018
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Online Access:https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/7565
https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8762&amp;context=etd