Morphological and molecular tools in identifying the Mediterranean limpets Patella caerulea, Patella aspera and Patella rustica

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 295, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 131-143

  Mauro, Annamaria ^a   Arculeo, Marco ^a   Parrinello, Nicolò ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allozyme; Limpets; Mediterranean Sea; Morphology; mtDNA

Indexed keywords

ALLOZYME; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MOLLUSC; MORPHOMETRY;

GASTROPODA; PATELLA ASPERA; PATELLA CAERULEA; PATELLA RUSTICA; PATELLIDAE;

EID: 0042740470     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(03)00291-0     Document Type: Article

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