Spatially structured genetic variation in a broadcast spawning bivalve: Quantitative vs. molecular traits

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 260-272

  Luttikhuizen, Pieternella C ^a,b,c   Drent, J ^a,b   Van Delden, W ^b   Piersma, T ^a,b  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous environments; Isolation; Macoma balthica; Marine invertebrates; QST; Selection

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA;

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC VARIATION; MOLLUSC; SELECTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLLUSC; MORPHOMETRICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REPRODUCTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; DNA PRIMERS; GENE FREQUENCY; GEOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLLUSCA; NORTH SEA; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

WADDEN SEA;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; INVERTEBRATA; MACOMA; MACOMA BALTHICA; MOLLUSCA; TELLINIDAE;

EID: 0037372708     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00510.x     Document Type: Article

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