The role of ecologic diversification in sibling speciation of Empidonax flycatchers (Tyrannidae): Multigene evidence from mtDNA

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 2065-2081

  Johnson, N K ^a   Cicero, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allopatric divergence; Empidonax; Habitat shift; Mitochondrial DNA; Molecular phylogeny; Sibling species

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BREEDING; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ECOSYSTEM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SONGBIRDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

AVES; EMPIDONAX; EMPIDONAX VIRESCENS; TYRANNIDAE;

EID: 0036793515     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2002.01588.x     Document Type: Article

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