Do assemblages of Coregonus (Teleostei: Salmoniformes) in the Central Alpine region of Europe represent species flocks?

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 589-603

  Douglas, M R ^a,c   Brunner, P C ^a,b   Bernatchez, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central Alps; Coregonus; Mantel test; Microsatellite DNA; Population genetics; Species flocks

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; COREGONUS; GENE LOCUS; MICROSATELLITE DNA; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; TAXONOMY;

COREGONUS;

EID: 0032921144     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1999.00581.x     Document Type: Article

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