Genetic structure of natural populations in the red algae Gelidium canariense (Gelidiales, Rhodophyta) investigated by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 304-311

  Bouza, Nieves ^a   Caujapé Castells, Juli ^b   González Pérez, Miguel Ángel ^a   Sosa, Pedro A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b Laboratorio de Biodiversidad Molecular   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canary Islands; Gelidium canariense; Genetic diversity; Genetic structure; Population genetics; RAPD; Rhodophyta

Indexed keywords

GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION GENETICS; RED ALGA;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

GELIDIALES; GELIDIUM; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 33645527019     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00201.x     Document Type: Article

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