Genetic differences between the endangered San Clemente Island loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus mearnsi and two neighbouring subspecies demonstrated by mtDNA control region and cytochrome b sequence variation

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-37

  Mundy, N I ^a   Winchell, C S ^b   Woodruff, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b United States Navy   (United States)

Author keywords

conservation genetics; control region; Lanius; loggerhead shrike; mitochondrial DNA; population structure

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; CARETTA CARETTA; LANIIDAE; LANIUS; LANIUS LUDOVICIANUS; LANIUS LUDOVICIANUS MEARNSI;

EID: 0031054002     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1997.00149.x     Document Type: Article

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