Low connectivity and declining genetic variability along a depth gradient in Corallium rubrum populations

Coral Reefs

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 991-1003

  Costantini, F ^a   Rossi, S ^b   Pintus, E ^a   Cerrano, C ^c   Gili, J M ^d   Abbiati, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conservation; Corallium rubrum; Depth cline; Genetic structuring; Mediterranean Sea; Microsatellites

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CORAL; DEEP WATER; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

LIGURIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN COAST [SPAIN]; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

ALCYONACEA; ALCYONARIA; ANTHOZOA; CORALLIUM RUBRUM;

EID: 80255131372     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-011-0771-1     Document Type: Article

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