A genetic dimension to deep-sea biodiversity

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1095-1099

  Etter, Ron J ^a   Rex, Michael A ^a   Chase, Michael C ^a   Quattro, Joseph M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DEEP SEA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLLUSC;

EID: 0033151324     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(98)00100-9     Document Type: Article

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