The Paradox of Environmental Symbiont Acquisition in Obligate Mutualisms

Mutually beneficial interactions between species (mutualisms) shaped the evolution of eukaryotes and remain critical to the survival of species globally [1, 2]. Theory predicts that hosts should pass mutualist symbionts to their offspring (vertical transmission) [3-8]. However, offspring acquire sym...

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Published in:	Current biology Vol. 27; no. 23; p. 3711
Main Authors:	Hartmann, Aaron C, Baird, Andrew H, Knowlton, Nancy, Huang, Danwei
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 04.12.2017
Subjects:	Animals Anthozoa - physiology Biological Evolution Dinoflagellida - physiology Symbiosis larval ecology life-history strategies coral reefs symbiosis vertical transmission dispersal mutualism theory horizontal acquisition Scleractinia
ISSN:	1879-0445, 1879-0445
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