Seagrass evolution, ecology and conservation: A genetic perspective

Seagrasses: Biology, Ecology and Conservation

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 25-50

  Waycott, Michelle ^a   Procaccini, Gabriele ^b   Les, Donald H ^c   Reusch, Thorsten B H ^d  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-2983-7_2     Document Type: Chapter

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