Dependence of gene flow on geographic distance in two solitary corals with different larval dispersal capabilities

Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1167-1175

  Hellberg, Michael E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Balanophyllia elegans; genetic subdivision; isolation by distance; local adaptation; Paracyathus stearnsii; philopatry; stepping stone

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEFS; DISPERSION; GENE FLOW; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHICAL ISOLATION;

BALANOPHYLLIA ELEGANS; PARACYATHUS STEARNSII;

EID: 0029668828     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1996.tb02357.x     Document Type: Article

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