Contrasting population genetic structures of sympatric, mass-spawning Caribbean corals

Marine Biology

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-68

  Severance, Emily G ^a,b   Karl, Stephen A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CORAL REEF; FISH; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC STRUCTURE; SPAWNING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA;

ANTHOZOA; MONTASTRAEA ANNULARIS; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 33748994332     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0332-2     Document Type: Article

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