Are life history characteristics good predictors of genetic diversity and structure? A case study of the intertidal alga Fucus spiralis (Heterokontophyta; Phaeophyceae)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 753-762

  Coleman, Melinda A ^a   Brawley, Susan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Fucus spiralis; Gene flow; Genetic structure; Life history; Monoecious; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BROWN ALGA; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LIFE HISTORY;

MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALGAE; FUCUS; FUCUS SPIRALIS; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 23944495047     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.2005.04136.x     Document Type: Article

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