Genetic heterogeneity and physiological variation among seasonally separated clones of Skeletonema marinoi (Bacillariophyceae) in the Gullmar Fjord, Sweden

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 177-190

  Saravanan, Vasudevan ^a,b   Godhe, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b University   (India)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Genetic; Gullmar Fjord; Heterogeneity; LSU rDNA; Physiological response; Skeletonema marinoi

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLONAL ORGANISM; DIATOM; FJORD; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; NATURAL SELECTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

GULLMARSFJORDEN; SWEDEN; VASTRA GOTALAND;

BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; SKELETONEMA MARINOI;

EID: 77953634800     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670260903445146     Document Type: Article

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