Sex, parthenogenesis and genetic structure of rotifers: Microsatellite analysis of contemporary and resting egg bank populations

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 203-214

  Gomez A ^a,b   Carvalho, G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brachionus plicatilis; Clonal selection; Cyclic parthenogenesis; Diapause; Genotypic diversity; Microsatellites

Indexed keywords

BRACHIONUS PLICATILIS; CLONE; EGG BANK; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC MARKER; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPIC VARIATION; MICROSATELLITE DNA; PARTHENOGENESIS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; ROTIFER; SEX;

BRACHIONUS PLICATILIS; INVERTEBRATA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 0034144492     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2000.00849.x     Document Type: Article

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