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Science 12 May 2006:
Vol. 312. no. 5775, pp. 857 - 858
DOI: 10.1126/science.1123701
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ECOLOGY:
Photosymbiosis and the Evolution of Modern Coral Reefs

George D. Stanley Jr.

The algae in coral reefs do not leave behind fossils, so deciphering their coevolution with corals is difficult. Isotope measurements can help reveal these ancient relationships.

The author is at the University of Montana Paleontology Center, Missoula, MT 59812, USA. E-mail: george.stanley{at}umontana.edu

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