Genetic differentiation, taxonomy and conservation of Australasian teals Anas spp.

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-42

  Daugherty, Charles H ^a   Williams, Murray ^c   Hay, Jennifer M ^a,b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ANAS AUCKLANDICA; ANAS CASTANEA; ANAS CHLOROTIS; ANAS GRACILIS; ANAS NESIOTIS;

EID: 0032780146     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270900003324     Document Type: Article

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