Re-evaluating species boundaries among members of the posidonia ostenfeldii species complex (posidoniaceae) morphological and genetic variation

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-56

  Campey, M L ^a   Waycott, M ^b   Kendrick, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diversity; Morphometric; Posidonia ostenfeldii complex; Seagrass; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; SEAGRASS; TAXONOMY;

AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GRASS; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; TAXONOMY; VEGETATION;

AUSTRALIA;

POSIDONIA CORIACEA; POSIDONIA DENHARTOGII; POSIDONIA KIRKMANII; POSIDONIA OSTENFELDII; POSIDONIA ROBERTSONIAE;

EID: 0033991705     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(99)00015-7     Document Type: Article

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