Hidden genetic diversity in a key model species of coral

Marine Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 875-885

  Souter, Petra ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; CORAL REEF; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; HYBRIDIZATION; LAGOON; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (WEST);

ANTHOZOA; POCILLOPORA; POCILLOPORA DAMICORNIS; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 77952089792     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-009-1370-3     Document Type: Article

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