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What determines the population size of the intracellular algal symbionts in the digestive cells of green hydra?

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The ratios of algal volume to amount of host protein in 5 strains of green hydra were found to be closely similar. However, the components of algal volume varied in the 5 strains, suggesting differences in interactions between animal and algal growth rates.

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Acknowledgements. This work was supported by an N.E.R.C. postgraduate research grant. I would like to thank Professor D.C. Smith, F.R.S., for his invaluable help in drafting this paper.

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McAuley, P.J. What determines the population size of the intracellular algal symbionts in the digestive cells of green hydra?. Experientia 37, 346–347 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01959855

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