Genetic evidence for regional isolation of Pocillopora corals from Moorea

Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 153-155

  Forsman, Zac H ^a   Johnston, Erika C ^b   Brooks, Andrew J ^c   Adam, Thomas C ^c,d   Toonen, Robert J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 84881524532     PISSN: 10428275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2013.58     Document Type: Article

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