Development of molecular and morphological markers to improve species-specific monitoring and systematics of Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean skates (Rajiformes)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 288, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-165

  Tinti, Fausto ^a   Ungaro, Nicola ^b   Pasolini, Paola ^a   De Panfilis, Massimiliano ^a   Garoia, Flavio ^a   Guarniero, Ilaria ^a   Sabelli, Bruno ^a   Marano, Giovanni ^b   Piccinetti, Corrado ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Marine Biology Laboratory   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conservation; Mitochondrial ribosomal RNA; Molecular markers; Morphological variation; Phylogenetic relationships; Rajidae

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; FLATFISH; GENETIC MARKER; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MORPHOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

ASTERIAS; DIPTURUS OXYRINCHUS; LEUCORAJA CIRCULARIS; RAJA ASTERIAS; RAJA CLAVATA; RAJA MIRALETUS; RAJA MONTAGUI; RAJIDAE; RAJIFORMES;

EID: 0242585033     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(03)00021-2     Document Type: Article

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