Extensive genetic diversity and rapid population differentiation during blooms of alexandrium fundyense (dinophyceae) in an isolated salt pond on cape cod, MA, USA

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2588-2599

  Richlen, Mindy L ^a   Erdner, Deana L ^b   McCauley, Linda A R ^a   Liberal, Katie ^a,b   Anderson, Donald M ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alexandrium; Amoebophrya; Dinoflagellate; Gulf of maine; Microsatellites; Nauset marsh; Paralytic shellfish poisoning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885837416     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.373     Document Type: Article

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