Population genetics of the endangered Knysna seahorse, hippocampus capensis

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1703-1715

  Teske, P R ^a   Cherry, M I ^a   Matthee, C A ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Control region; Estuaries; Gene flow; Genetic structure; Hippocampus capensis; mtDNA

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SMEGMAMORPHA; SOUTH AFRICA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

HIPPOCAMPINAE; HIPPOCAMPUS CAPENSIS;

EID: 0038645671     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.01852.x     Document Type: Article

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