Intraspecific genetic diversity in the marine coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi (Prymnesiophyceae): The use of microsatellite analysis in marine phytoplankton population studies

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 526-536

  Debora Iglesias Rodriguez, María ^a   Schofield, Oscar M ^b   Batley, Jacqueline ^c   Medlin, Linda K ^d   Hayes, Paul K ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coccolithophores; Emiliania huxleyi; Genetic diversity; Microsatellites; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; SATELLITE;

EMILIANIA HUXLEYI; HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 33744491810     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00231.x     Document Type: Article

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