Sex ratio variation in the Lessonia Nigrescens complex (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae): Effect of latitude, temperature, and marginality

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-12

  Valeria Oppliger, Luz ^a,b,c   Correa, Juan A ^a   Faugeron, Sylvain ^a   Beltrán, Jessica ^a   Tellier, Florence ^a,b,d   Valero, Myriam ^b   Destombe, Christophe ^c  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE ROSCOFF   (France)

^d UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Cryptic species; Gametophyte; Latitude; Lessonia nigrescens; Marginal populations; Phaeophyceae; Sex determination; Sex ratio; Temperature

Indexed keywords

LAMINARIALES; LESSONIA NIGRESCENS; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 79951762514     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2010.00930.x     Document Type: Article

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