High levels of shared allozyme polymorphism among strongly differentiated congeneric clams of the genus Astarte (Bivalvia: Mollusca)

Heredity

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 89-99

  Gardner, Jonathan P A ^a,b   Thompson, Raymond J ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Allozyme polymorphism; Astarte; Genetic differentiation; Marine clam; Speciation

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CANADA; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC DIVERSITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; INBREEDING; SYSTEMATICS;

GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; MOLLUSC; POLYMORPHISM;

ASTARTE BOREALIS; ASTARTE ELLIPTICA; ASTARTE STRIATA; BIVALVIA;

EID: 0032987899     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6884590     Document Type: Article

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