Invasion genetics of the Ciona intestinalis species complex: From regional endemism to global homogeneity

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 4678-4694

  Zhan, Aibin ^a   MacIsaac, Hugh J ^a   Cristescu, Melania E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

ascidian; biological invasion; cryptic speciation; gene flow; genetic differentiation; population connectivity

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLACK SEA; CELL NUCLEUS; CIONA INTESTINALIS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SEA;

ANIMALS; BLACK SEA; CELL NUCLEUS; CIONA INTESTINALIS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HAPLOTYPES; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; OCEANS AND SEAS; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ASCIDIA; CIONA; CIONA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 78149427543     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04837.x     Document Type: Article

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