The genetic structure of the rare lagoonal sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis Stephenson (Cnidaria; Anthozoa) in the United Kingdom based on RAPD analysis

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2285-2293

  Pearson, C V M ^a   Rogers, A D ^a,b   Sheader, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic structure; Lagoon; RAPD; Sea anemone

Indexed keywords

ACTINIARIA; ANEMONE; ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; INVERTEBRATA; NEMATOSTELLA; NEMATOSTELLA VECTENSIS;

PRIMER DNA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; REPRODUCTION; SEA ANEMONE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DNA PRIMERS; GENETICS, POPULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; REPRODUCTION; SEA ANEMONES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0036845263     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2002.01621.x     Document Type: Article

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