Gene flow and genetic diversity of a broadcast-spawning coral in northern peripheral populations

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Nakajima, Yuichi ^a   Nishikawa, Akira ^a   Iguchi, Akira ^a   Sakai, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROPORA DIGITIFERA; ARTICLE; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIABILITY; JAPAN; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ACROPORA DIGITIFERA; ANTHOZOA;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 77955302343     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011149     Document Type: Article

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