The influence of coastal topography, circulation patterns, and rafting in structuring populations of an intertidal alga

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1198-1210

  Muhlin, J F ^a,c   Engel, C R ^b   Stessel, R ^a   Weatherbee, R A ^a   Brawley, S H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE ROSCOFF   (France)

^c MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Fucus; Microsatellites; Near shore circulation; Population genetics; Rafting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CITRUS FRUIT; FERTILIZATION; FUCUS; GENE FLOW; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; GERM CELL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEA; WATER FLOW;

CITRUS; FERTILIZATION; FUCUS; GENE FLOW; GENE FREQUENCY; GEOGRAPHY; GERM CELLS; OCEANS AND SEAS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WATER MOVEMENTS;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUCUS; FUCUS VESICULOSUS;

EID: 39749157122     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03624.x     Document Type: Article

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