Microsatellite markers reveal population genetic structure of the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamarense (Dinophyceae) in Japanese coastal waters

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-54

  Nagai, Satoshi ^a   Lian, Chunlan ^b   Yamaguchi, Sanae ^a   Hamaguchi, Masami ^a   Matsuyama, Yukihiko ^a   Itakura, Shigeru ^a   Shimada, Hiroshi ^c   Kaga, Shinnosuke ^d   Yamauchi, Hiroyuki ^e   Sonda, Yoshiko ^f   Nishikawa, Tetsuya ^g   Kim, Chang Hoon ^h   Hogetsu, Taizo ⁱ  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c Hokkaido Central Fisheries Experimental Station   (Japan)

^d IWATE FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Japan)

^e Miyagi Prefecture Fisheries Research and Development Center   (Japan)

^f Aichi Fisheries Research Institute   (Japan)

^g Hyogo Prefectural Technology Center for Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries   (Japan)

^h Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alexandrium tamarense; Dinoflagellate; Dinophyceae; Gene flow; Genetic distance; Genetic structure; Human assisted dispersal; Microsatellite; Paralytic shellfish poisoning; Population differentiation

Indexed keywords

ALEXANDRIUM TAMARENSE; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 33846900723     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00304.x     Document Type: Article

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