Genetic divergence and isolation by distance in the West Atlantic sea anemone Actinia bermudensis (McMurrich, 1889)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 297, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-30

  Vianna, Paulo ^a   Schama, Renata ^a   Russo, Claudia A M ^a  

^a Lab de Biodiversidade Molecular   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Actiniaria; Allozymes; Isolation by distance; Molecular systematics; Population genetics; Specific status

Indexed keywords

ALLOZYME; DIVERGENCE; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; POPULATION GENETICS; TAXONOMY;

(WEST); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

ACTINIA BERMUDENSIS; ACTINIARIA; ACTINIIDAE; ANEMONE; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0242349744     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(03)00340-X     Document Type: Article

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