Range-wide population genetic structure of the Caribbean sea fan coral, Gorgonia ventalina

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-73

  Andras, Jason P ^a   Rypien, Krystal L ^a,b   Harvell, Catherine D ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; coral; Gorgonia ventalina; population genetics; seascape genetics; Symbiodinium

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISPERSAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CENTRAL AMERICA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DINOFLAGELLATE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; POPULATION GENETICS; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; BAYES THEOREM; CARIBBEAN REGION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DINOFLAGELLIDA; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; SYMBIOSIS;

ANTHOZOA; DINOPHYCEAE; GORGONACEA; GORGONIA VENTALINA; SYMBIODINIUM;

EID: 84872844998     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mec.12104     Document Type: Article

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