Variation in colour within a population of northern flickers: A new perspective on an old hybrid zone

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1046-1052

  Wiebe, K L ^a   Bortolotti, G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ASSORTATIVE MATING; CANADA; CAROTENOID; FEATHER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HYBRID ZONE; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION;

COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY; POPULATION STATISTICS;

HYBRID ZONES;

BIODIVERSITY;

COLOR; HYBRID ZONE; INTRAPOPULATION VARIATION; TAIL FEATHER;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

AVES; COLAPTES AURATUS;

EID: 0034879205     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z01-065     Document Type: Article

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