Morphological and genetic variation in the populations of Sargassum hemiphyllum (Phaeophyceae) in the northwestern Pacific

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 855-865

  Cheang, Chi Chiu ^a   Chu, Ka Hou ^a   Ang Jr , Put O ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Allopatric distribution; Glacial periods; Morphological gradient; PCR RFLP; Phylogeography; Principal coordinate analysis; Yangtze River; Yellow River

Indexed keywords

FUCALES; PHAEOPHYCEAE; SARGASSACEAE; SARGASSUM; SARGASSUM HEMIPHYLLUM;

EID: 48849102553     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2008.00532.x     Document Type: Article

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