Conus pennaceus: A phylogenetic analysis of the Mozambican molluscan complex

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 591-599

  Pereira, C M ^a   Rosado, J ^b   Seabra, S G ^a   Pina Martins, F ^a   Paulo, O S ^a   Fonseca, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b Museu de História Natural de Maputo   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Complex; Conus pennaceus; Mitochondrial genes; Morphological diversity; Mozambique

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BOOTSTRAPPING; COLONIZATION; DIVERGENCE; GENE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYLOGENETICS; SNAIL; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CABO DELGADO; INHAMBANE; MOZAMBIQUE; PEMBA BAY;

CONUS PENNACEUS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 78650463656     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/1814232X.2010.538157     Document Type: Article

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