Phenotypic identification of three genetically differentiated morphs of the intertidal beadlet anemone Actinia equina (Anthozoa: Cnidaria)

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1365-1368

  Watts, Phillip C ^a   Thorpe, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE LOCUS; GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; IDENTIFICATION; INVERTEBRATE GENETICS; MORPHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE;

COLOR MORPH; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INVERTEBRATE; PHENOTYPE;

ACTINIA EQUINA; ANEMONE; ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032426158     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0025315400044556     Document Type: Article

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