Towards a molecular taxonomy for protists: Benefits, risks, and applications in plankton ecology

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 407-413

  Caron, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

microbial ecology; molecular ecology

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PROTIST; SPECIES CONCEPT; TAXONOMY;

CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOLOGY; EUKARYOTE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PLANKTON;

MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY;

ECOLOGY; EUKARYOTA; GENETIC VARIATION; PHYLOGENY; PLANKTON;

EUKARYOTA; PROTISTA;

EID: 84879798081     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeu.12044     Document Type: Conference Paper

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