Live imaging of Aiptasia larvae, a model system for studying coral bleaching, using a simple microfluidic device
W. Van Treuren, K. Brower, L. Labanieh, D. Hunt, S. Lensch, B. Cruz, H. N. Cartwright, C. Tran, P. M. Fordyce
This paper introduces a microfluidic device to image live Aiptasia larvae and their algal symbionts under environmental stress, observing algal expulsion as a potential mechanism of coral bleaching.
bioRxiv · Jul 19, 2018Ecology