With eyes wide open: A revision of species within and closely related to the Pocillopora damicornis species complex (Scleractinia; Pocilloporidae) using morphology and genetics

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-33

  Schmidt Roach, Sebastian ^a,b   Miller, Karen J ^a   Lundgren, Petra ^c,d   Andreakis, Nikos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^c GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK AUTHORITY   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Coral; Cryptic species; Evolution; Fine scale morphology; Great Barrier Reef; Morphometric analysis; Speciation; Species boundaries; Unified Species Concept

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892473049     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12092     Document Type: Article

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