Molecular and other biological evidence supports the recognition of at least three species of brown kiwi

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-177

  Burbidge, Maryann L ^a,c   Colbourne, Rogan M ^b   Robertson, Hugh A ^b   Baker, Allan J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^c DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apteryx; Conservation; Cryptic species; Mitochondrial DNA; Phylogenetic systematics

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DNA; DNA SEQUENCES; ECOSYSTEMS;

TAXONOMY;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

CONSERVATION GENETICS; DNA; POPULATION GENETICS;

NEW ZEALAND;

ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS; APTERYX; APTERYX AUSTRALIS; APTERYX AUSTRALIS MANTELLI; AVES; MYA; RAKIURA;

EID: 0038017247     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023386506067     Document Type: Article

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