Genetic heterogeneity in populations of the Mediterranean shore crab, Carcinus aestuarii (Decapoda, Portunidae), from the Venice Lagoon

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 135-144

  Marino, Ilaria Anna Maria ^a   Barbisan, Federica ^a   Gennari, Micol ^b   Giomi, Folco ^a   Beltramini, Mariano ^a   Bisol, Paolo Maria ^a   Zane, Lorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carcinus aestuarii; crab; genetic patchiness; microsatellite; Temporal genetic variation; Venice Lagoon

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LAGOON; CRAB; GENE FLOW; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; HETEROGENEITY; NATURAL SELECTION; PATCHINESS; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ITALY; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE LAGOON;

CARCINUS AESTUARII; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PORTUNIDAE;

EID: 76349094444     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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