Genetic variation within and between populations of Posidonia australis, a hydrophilous, clonal seagrass

Heredity

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 408-417

  Waycott, Michelle ^a,b   James, Sidney H ^a   Walker, Diana I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Clonal; Evolution; Hydrophily; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

HALOPHILA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POSIDONIA AUSTRALIS;

EID: 0030758363     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1997.175     Document Type: Article

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