Genetic connectivity patterns of corals pocillopora damicornis and porites panamensis (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) along the west coast of Mexico

Pacific Science

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-61

  Paz García, David A ^a   Chávez Romo, Héctor E ^b   Correa Sandoval, Francisco ^b   Reyes Bonilla, Héctor ^c   López Pérez, Andrés ^d   Medina Rosas, Pedro ^e   Hernández Cortés, Martha P ^a  

^a Centro de Investigacion Cientifica y de Educacion Superior de Ensenada Unidad La Paz   (Mexico)

^b Universidad Autnoma de Baja California   (Mexico)

^c Departamento de Biologa Marina   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DEL MAR   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONNECTIVITY; CORAL REEF; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GENE FLOW; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PROPAGULE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC COAST [MEXICO]; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA];

ANTHOZOA; POCILLOPORA DAMICORNIS; PORITES PANAMENSIS; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 84856501027     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: 15346188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2984/66.1.3     Document Type: Article

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