Genetic differentiation in the genus Uroconger in the Indo-Pacific region

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-35

  Ma, Tao ^a   Aoyama, Jun ^a   Miller, Michael J ^a   Minegishi, Yuki ^a   Inoue, Jun G ^b   Tsukamoto, Katsumi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic differentiation; Indo pacific; Uroconger

Indexed keywords

CONGER; CONGRIDAE; UROCONGER; UROCONGER LEPTURUS;

EID: 76149131693     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00025     Document Type: Article

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