Role of evolutionary and ecological factors in the reproductive success and the spatial genetic structure of the temperate gorgonian Paramuricea clavata

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1765-1779

  Mokhtar Jamaï, Kenza ^a,b   Coma, Rafel ^c   Wang, Jinliang ^d   Zuberer, Frederic ^e   Féral, Jean Pierre ^b   Aurelle, Didier ^b  

^a Institut National de Recherche Halieutique   (Morocco)

^b AVIGNON UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^e University of Aix Marseille AMU   (France)

Author keywords

Gamete and larval dispersal; Mating system; Microsatellites; Natural spawning event; Parentage analyses

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886278420     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.588     Document Type: Article

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