Molecular evidence for the aquarium origin of the green alga Caulerpa taxifolia introduced to the Mediterranean Sea

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 172, Issue , 1998, Pages 275-280

  Jousson, O ^a,b   Pawlowski, J ^a,c   Zaninetti, L ^a   Meinesz, A ^d   Boudouresque, C F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

^c MUSÉUM D HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (Switzerland)

^d Laboratoire Environnement Marin Littoral   (France)

Author keywords

Aquaria; Caulerpa taxifolia; ITS rDNA; Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ESCAPEMENT; GENETICS; INTRODUCED SPECIES;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CAULERPA TAXIFOLIA;

EID: 0032558811     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps172275     Document Type: Article

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