Sex as an algal antiviral strategy

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Peter J Morin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008.

. 2008 Oct 14;105(41):15639-40.

doi: 10.1073/pnas.0808815105. Epub 2008 Oct 8.

¹ Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, 14 College Farm Road, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA. pjmorin@rci.rutgers.edu

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