Spawning times, reproductive compatibilities and genetic structuring in the Acropora aspera group: Evidence for natural hybridization and semi-permeable species boundaries in corals

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1363-1376

  Van Oppen, Madeleine J H ^a,b   Willis, Bette L ^a   Van Rheede, Teun ^a   Miller, David J ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acropora; Corals; Hybridization; Introgression; rDNA ITS; Reticulate evolution

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; BASE SEQUENCE; BREEDING; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GERM CELLS; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS; ANIMALS;

ACROPORA; ACROPORA ASPERA; ACROPORA MILLEPORA; ACROPORA PAPILLARE; ACROPORA PULCHRA; ACROPORA SPATHULATA; ANTHOZOA; INVERTEBRATA; MILLEPORA;

RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; GERM CELL; HYBRIDIZATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TIME;

EID: 0035993704     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2002.01527.x     Document Type: Article

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