Fine-scale genetic structuring in Corallium rubrum: Evidence of inbreeding and limited effective larval dispersal

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 340, Issue , 2007, Pages 109-119

  Costantini, Federica ^a   Fauvelot, Cécile ^a   Abbiati, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corallium rubrum; Gene flow; Inbreeding; Larval dispersal; Microsatellites; Population structure; Wahlund effect

Indexed keywords

CORAL; DISPERSAL; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; INBREEDING; LARVAL TRANSPORT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; LIGURIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANTHOZOA; CORALLIUM RUBRUM; GORGONIA;

EID: 34547203656     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps340109     Document Type: Article

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