Population structure of zostera marina (Eelgrass) on the Western Atlantic Coast is characterized by poor connectivity and inbreeding

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-70

  Campanella, James J ^a   Bologna, Paul A ^a   Smalley, John V ^b   Rosenzweig, Eric B ^a   Smith, Stephanie M ^a  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bergen Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Eelgrass; Genetic diversity; Microsatellites; Population genetics; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EEL; EUROPE; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HETEROZYGOTE; INBREEDING; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEASHORE; ZOSTERA MARINA;

GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POACEAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCTION;

ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 72749122942     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: 14657333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esp103     Document Type: Article

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