Phylogeography of Sula: The role of physical barriers to gene flow in the diversification of tropical seabirds

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 217-223

  Steeves, Tammy E ^a   Anderson, David J ^b   McNally, Heather ^a   Kim, Michael H ^a   Friesen, Vicki L ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION GENETICS; SEABIRD; TROPICAL REGION;

CARIBBEAN SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

AVES; SULA; SULA DACTYLATRA; SULA LEUCOGASTER; SULA SULA SULA; SULIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038235937     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-048X.2003.03086.x     Document Type: Article

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