Genetic patchiness in European eel adults evidenced by molecular genetics and population dynamics modelling

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 198-206

  Pujolar, José Martin ^a   Bevacqua, Daniele ^b   Andrello, Marco ^c   Capoccioni, Fabrizio ^d   Ciccotti, Eleonora ^d   De Leo, Giulio A ^b   Zane, Lorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adult eels; Anguilla anguilla; European eel; Genetic patchiness; Population dynamics modelling

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EEL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; REPRODUCTION;

ANGUILLA; ANIMALS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MODELS, GENETIC; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA;

EID: 79951580463     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.11.019     Document Type: Article

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