Mitochondrial DNA variation, species limits, and rapid evolution of plumage coloration and size in the savannah sparrow

Condor

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-28

  Zink, Robert M ^a   Rising, James D ^b   Mockford, Steve ^c   Horn, Andrew G ^c   Wright, Jonathan M ^c   Leonard, Marty ^c   Westberg, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Islands; Mitochondrial DNA; Phylogeography; Species limits; Subspecies

Indexed keywords

MARTES ZIBELLINA; PASSERCULUS; PASSERCULUS ROSTRATUS; PASSERCULUS SANDWICHENSIS; PASSERCULUS SANDWICHENSIS PRINCEPS; PASSERCULUS SANDWICHENSIS ROSTRATUS; PASSERIDAE;

EID: 13844267740     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/7550     Document Type: Article

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