Random amplified polymorphic DNA assessment of diversity in western Mediterranean populations of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 364-369

  Jover, Maria Angeles ^a   Del Castillo Agudo, Lucas ^a   Garcia Carrascosa, Manuel ^a   Segura, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clonal analysis; Genotypic and genetic diversity; Population structure; Posidonia oceanica; RAPDs; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEAGRASS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EMBRYOPHYTA; HALOPHILA; POSIDONIA; POSIDONIA AUSTRALIS; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 0842332080     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.90.3.364     Document Type: Article

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