Genetic structure and distribution of microsatellite population genetic diversity in Posidonia oceanica in the Mediterranean basin

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1291-1297

  Procaccini, Gabriele ^a   Ruggiero, Maria Valeria ^a   Orsini, Luisa ^a  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; POPULATION GENETICS; SEAGRASS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

AVES; HALOPHILA; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; POSIDONIA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 0038756368     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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