Population structure and genetic diversity among eelgrass (Zostera marina) beds and depths in San Francisco Bay

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 533-546

  Ort, Brian S ^a,c   Cohen, C Sarah ^a   Boyer, Katharyn E ^a   Wyllie Echeverria, Sandy ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

gene flow; marine population genetics; natural selection; restoration genetics; San Francisco Bay; seagrass

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; EELGRASS; GENE FLOW; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HABITAT; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAGRASS; SPECIES RICHNESS; UNITED STATES;

ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SAN FRANCISCO; ZOSTERACEAE;

ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 84863929559     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: 14657333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/ess022     Document Type: Article

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