Is asexual reproduction more important at geographical limits? A genetic study of the seagrass Zostera marina in the Ria Formosa, Portugal

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 265, Issue , 2003, Pages 77-83

  Billingham, Martin R ^a   Reusch, Thorsten B H ^b   Alberto, Filipe ^a   Serrão, Ester A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asexual reproduction; Clonal plant; Genetic diversity; Seagrass; Species limit; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; CLONAL GROWTH; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; SEAGRASS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FARO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; RIA FORMOSA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; HALOPHILA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ZOSTERA; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 0842280655     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps265077     Document Type: Article

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