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exposure for seven days had a more pronounced effect
on gene expression than exposure to a stable, elevated
temperature for two days, as well as whether corals of
the UWS were more responsive at the mRNA level
than those of the NUWS, respectively. Unless
otherwise noted, all error terms presented represent
standard error of the mean (SEM).
Authors’ contributions
ABM conducted the experiments, performed the nucleic acid
extractions, executed the real-time PCR assays, and wrote the
manuscript. YHC and CFD conducted the host coral
genotyping-based laboratory analyses and analyzed the
genotyping data. CSC contributed resources and materials that
were instrumental to the study’s success. All authors read and
approved the final manuscript.
Acknowledgements
Gratitude is given to Drs. Tung-Yung Fan and Hollie Putnam,
as well as Ms. Pei-Hsun Chan, for assistance with both coral
collection and conducting of the VTE. We would also like to
thank Dr. Yi-Yuong Hsiao for the sharing of laboratory space
within which the nucleic acid and protein extractions were
conducted. Drs. Glen Watson and Joseph Neigel of the
Department of Biology of the University of Louisiana,
Lafayette are also graciously thanked for their sharing of
laboratory space in which the majority of the real-time
PCR-based analyses were performed. This work was funded by
the National Science Foundation (NSF) of the United States of
America via an international postdoctoral research fellowship
to ABM (NSF-OISE: 0852960). National Science Council
(Taiwan) grants to CFD (NSC 101-2611-M-002-019
)
funded
the genotyping work. Funds from the Khaled bin Sultan Living
Oceans Foundation and Taiwan’s National Museum of Marine
Biology and Aquarium were also of critical importance to the
success of this work.
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