Widespread genetic mosaicism in the marine angiosperm Zostera marina is correlated with clonal reproduction

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 899-913

  Reusch, Thorsten B H ^a   Boström, Christoffer ^b  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Clonal reproduction; Conservation genetics; Genetic mosaic; Seagrass; Somatic mutation

Indexed keywords

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 84863448062     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-010-9436-8     Document Type: Article

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