Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) population genetics: A comparison of North American forms and migratory habits

Auk

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 464-478

  Korfanta, Nicole M ^a   McDonald, David B ^a   Glenn, Travis C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Athene cunicularia; Burrowing Owl; Genetic differentiation; Microsatellite DNA markers; Migration; Philopatry

Indexed keywords

DISJUNCT DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MIGRATION; PHILOPATRY; POPULATION GENETICS;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ATHENE CUNICULARIA; SPEOTYTO CUNICULARIA; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 18744390540     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2005)122[0464:BOACPG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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