Phylogeography of the crown-of-thorns starfish: Genetic structure within the Pacific species

Coral Reefs

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 515-525

  Vogler, C ^a   Benzie, J A H ^b   Tenggardjaja, K ^c   Ambariyanto, ^d   Barber, P H ^e   Worheide G ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d DIPONEGORO UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f BAYERISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG FÜR PALÄONTOLOGIE UND GEOLOGIE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acanthaster planci; Control region; Crown of thorns starfish; Pacific Ocean; Phylogeography

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; DISPERSAL; GENE FLOW; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HOME RANGE; LARVAL TRANSPORT; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

ACANTHASTER PLANCI; ASTEROIDEA;

EID: 84877068919     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-012-1003-z     Document Type: Article

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