Genetic variation of the scleractinian coral Stylophora pistillata, from western Pacific reefs

Coral Reefs

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-22

  Takabayashi, M ^a,b,d   Carter, D A ^a   Lopez, J V ^c   Hoegh Guldberg, O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Internal transcribed spacer; Population connectivity; Scleractinian coral

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; CORAL; GENETIC VARIATION; REEF;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA; INVERTEBRATA; SCLERACTINIA; STYLOPHORA PISTILLATA;

EID: 0038002843     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-002-0272-3     Document Type: Article

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