Reproductive and genetic variation among Caribbean gorgonians: The differentiation of Plexaura kuna, new species

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 277-288

  Lasker, Howard R ^a   Kim, Kiho ^a   Coffroth, Mary Alice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLEXAURA KUNA;

GENETIC/REPRODUCTIVE DATA; NEW SPECIES; PHENOTYPIC VARIATIONS; POPULATION GENETICS;

EID: 0029669047     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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