Genetic and taxonomic relationships among northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean populations of the soft coral Alcyonium coralloides

Marine Biology

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 171-184

  McFadden, C S ^a  

^a HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; MORPHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; TAXONOMY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALCYONIUM CORALLOIDES; ALCYONIUM HIBERNICUM;

EID: 0033009779     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050456     Document Type: Article

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