Genetic evidence for contrasting patterns of dispersal in solitary and colonial ascidians

Marine Biology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-61

  Ayre, D J ^a   Davis, A R ^a   Billingham, M ^a,b   Llorens, T ^a   Styan, C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; LARVAL DISPERSAL; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 2642659393     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050224     Document Type: Article

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