Different population structures in northern and southern populations of the European blue tit (Parus caeruleus)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 798-805

  Kvist, L ^a   Ruokonen, M ^a   Lumme, J ^a   Orell, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Colonization history; Control region; Effective population size; Maternal lineages; Population growth

Indexed keywords

GENETIC STRUCTURE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; PASSERINE; PHYLOGENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

EUROPE;

PARUS CAERULEUS;

EID: 0033062030     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1999.00098.x     Document Type: Article

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