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GENETIC EVIDENCE FOR NATURALLY OCCURRING HYBRIDS BETWEEN MYTILUS EDULIS AND MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS
D. O. F. Skibinski,
Mahmud Ahmad,
J. A. Beardmore,
D. O. F. Skibinski
Department of Genetics, University College of Swansea, Glamorgan, U.K.
Search for more papers by this authorMahmud Ahmad
Department of Genetics, University College of Swansea, Glamorgan, U.K.
Search for more papers by this authorJ. A. Beardmore
Department of Genetics, University College of Swansea, Glamorgan, U.K.
Also of the Institute of Marine Studies, University College of Swansea, Glamorgan, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorD. O. F. Skibinski,
Mahmud Ahmad,
J. A. Beardmore,
D. O. F. Skibinski
Department of Genetics, University College of Swansea, Glamorgan, U.K.
Search for more papers by this authorMahmud Ahmad
Department of Genetics, University College of Swansea, Glamorgan, U.K.
Search for more papers by this authorJ. A. Beardmore
Department of Genetics, University College of Swansea, Glamorgan, U.K.
Also of the Institute of Marine Studies, University College of Swansea, Glamorgan, U.K.Search for more papers by this author
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