Molecular markers: Progress and prospects for understanding reproductive ecology in elasmobranchs

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1120-1140

  Portnoy, D S ^a   Heist, E J ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartilaginous fishes; Cryptic taxa; Gene flow; Philopatry; Polyandry; Stock structure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; ECOLOGY; ELASMOBRANCH; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ECOLOGY; ELASMOBRANCHII; GENETIC MARKERS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REPRODUCTION;

CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII;

EID: 84859770372     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03206.x     Document Type: Review

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