Self-fertilization in brooding hermaphroditic Caribbean corals: Evidence from molecular markers

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 231, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 225-238

  Brazeau, Daniel A ^a   Gleason, Daniel F ^b   Morgan, Michael E ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corals; Outcrossing; RAPDs; Self fertilization; Sexual reproduction

Indexed keywords

CORAL; HERMAPHRODITE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SELFING;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILIZATION; HERMAPHRODITISM; INVERTEBRATE; MARKER GENE; MATING TYPE; NONHUMAN; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA;

CARIBBEAN SEA;

ANTHOZOA; FAVIA FRAGUM; PORITES ASTREOIDES;

EID: 0032585610     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(98)00097-5     Document Type: Article

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