Population genetics of the fissiparous holothurian Stichopus chloronotus (Aspidochirotida) on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Coral Reefs

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 123-132

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

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b Inst Hydrobiologie F   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asexual reproduction; Electrophoresis; Holothurian; Population genetics; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; ECHINODERM; GENETIC STRUCTURE; POPULATION GENETICS;

AUSTRALIA;

ECHINODERMATA; STICHOPUS CHLORONOTUS;

EID: 0032842603     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003380050166     Document Type: Article

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