Genetic structure of fissiparous populations of Holothuria (Halodeima) atra on the Great Barrier Reef

Marine Biology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 141-151

  Uthicke, S ^a,b   Benzie, J A H ^a   Bailment, E ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b Inst F Hydrobiologie F   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; ECHINODERM; GENETIC STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

AUSTRALIA;

HALODEIMA ATRA; HOLOTHURIA ATRA; HOLOTHUROIDEA;

EID: 0031785164     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050380     Document Type: Article

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