Very fine-scale population genetic structure of sympatric asterinid sea stars with benthic and pelagic larvae: Influence of mating system and dispersal potential

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 821-833

  Barbosa, Sergio S ^a   Klanten, Selma O ^a   Puritz, Jonathan B ^b   Toonen, Robert J ^b   Byrne, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Echinoderms; Life history; Meridiastra calcar; Parvulastra exigua

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; COPULATION; DISPERSAL; ECHINODERM; GENETIC STRUCTURE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; PHILOPATRY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SYMPATRY;

EID: 84875059855     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bij.12006     Document Type: Article

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