An Investigation into Cancer and Cancer-Like Phenomena Present in Anthozoa and Possible Causes of Such Phenomena.
Description
This paper will serve as a review of relevant scleractinian coral biology and genetics, discuss the ecological and biological impacts of growth anomalies in scleractinians, discuss the importance of studying this phenomena in terms of conservation, outline and discuss the processes undertaken to elucidate possible genetic markers of the growth anomalies, as well as discuss growth anomalies within the context of other coral disease and the anthropocene to add clarity no the subject to the oncological discussion taking place around such anomalies.
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2022-05
Agent
- Author (aut): Little, Patrick
- Thesis director: Maley, Carlo
- Committee member: Metzger, Michael
- Contributor (ctb): Barrett, The Honors College
- Contributor (ctb): School of Life Sciences