Extensive genetic divergence between populations of the common intertidal sea anemone Actinia equina from Britain, the Mediterranean and the Cape Verde Islands

Marine Biology

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 425-433

  Monteiro, F A ^a   Sole Cava A M ^a,b   Thorpe, J P ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOUR MORPH; COMMON BEADLET SEA ANEMONE; GENETIC DIVERGENCE; NEW SPECIES; POPULATION GENETICS; SEA ANEMONE; TAXONOMY;

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS, SAL; FRANCE, PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR; UK, ISLE OF MAN;

ACTINIA EQUINA; ACTINIA PRASINA; ACTINIA SALI; ACTINIA SCHMIDTI; ACTINIARIA;

EID: 1842372661     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050183     Document Type: Article

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