Phenotypic differentiation at southern limit borders: The case study of two fucoid macroalgal species with different life-history traits

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 451-462

  Araújo, Rita ^a   Serrão, Ester A ^b   Sousa Pinto, Isabel ^a,c   Åberg, Per ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ascophyllum nodosum; Fucus serratus; Geographic distribution limits; Marginal populations; Phenotypic differentiation; Population persistence

Indexed keywords

ASCOPHYLLUM; ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM; FUCUS; FUCUS SERRATUS;

EID: 79958768720     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2011.00986.x     Document Type: Article

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