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[email protected] and quote http://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/34422/ Coral symbionts in warming seas: Population dynamics, adaptation and acclimatisation of Symbiodinium Thesis submitted by Emily Howells BSc. Hons December 2011 for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the School of Marine and Tropical Biology James Cook University Statement on the contribution of others The research in this thesis was primarily designed, undertaken, analysed and written-up by Emily Howells. Contributions from collaborators are outlined at the beginning of each Chapter. Intellectual and editorial support was provided the supervisory team of Prof. Bette Willis (James Cook University), Dr. Madeleine van Oppen (the Australian Institute of Marine Science) and Dr. Line Bay (James Cook University and the Australian Institute of Marine Science). Funding for the research undertaken in this thesis was obtained from AIMS@JCU, the Marine and Tropical Sciences Research Facility, the Australian Research Council, and James Cook University. Stipend was provided by an Australian Postgraduate Award, a Queensland Smart State Scholarship, and the James Cook University Graduate Research School. Conference and workshop travel was supported by AIMS@JCU, the James Cook University Graduate Research School, the Australian Coral Reef Society, and the Australian Research Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies.