Genetic uniformity of widely separated populations of the coral reef starfish Linckia laevigata from the East Indian and West Pacific Oceans, revealed by allozyme electrophoresis

Marine Biology

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 99-107

  Williams, S T ^a   Benzie, J A H ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; ASTERIAS; ASTEROIDEA; LINCKIA LAEVIGATA;

BROAD GEOGRAPHIC RANGE; CORAL REEFS; DISPERSAL; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIATION; LOW DIFFERENTIATION; MECHANISM; STARFISH;

INDIAN OCEAN, (EAST); PACIFIC, (WEST);

EID: 0029660334     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00571381     Document Type: Article

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