Color inheritance and pigment characterization of red (wild-type), greenish-brown, and green strains of Gracilaria birdiae (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta)

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 599-605

  Costa, Viviane L ^a   Plastino, Estela M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Color inheritance; Color strains; Genetics; Gracilaria; Pigments; Rhodophyta

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; GRACILARIA; GRACILARIA BIRDIAE; GRACILARIALES; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 79958756118     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-010-9642-3     Document Type: Article

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