Population genetic structure and gene flow patterns between populations of the Antarctic icefish Chionodraco rastrospinosus

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1361-1372

  Papetti, Chiara ^a   Pujolar, Jose Martin ^a   Mezzavilla, Massimo ^a   La Mesa, Mario ^b   Rock, Jennifer ^c   Zane, Lorenzo ^a   Patarnello, Tomaso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antarctic Circumpolar Current; Gene flow; Icefish; Isolation with migration; Larval dispersal; Microsatellites; Notothenioids; Population differentiation

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; GENE FLOW; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; LARVAL TRANSPORT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; OCEANIC CURRENT; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; PERCIFORM; RELATEDNESS; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION;

ANTARCTIC CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT; ANTARCTICA; ELEPHANT ISLAND; JOINVILLE ISLAND; ORKNEY; SCOTLAND; SHETLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS; SOUTHERN OCEAN; UNITED KINGDOM; WEST ANTARCTICA;

CHAENOCEPHALUS ACERATUS; CHIONODRACO RASTROSPINOSUS;

EID: 84862675129     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02682.x     Document Type: Article

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