Diagnosability of subspecies: Lessons from Sage Sparrows (Amphispiza belli) for analysis of geographic variation in birds

Auk

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 266-274

  Cicero, Carla ^a   Johnson, Ned K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPHISPIZA BELLI; AVES;

EID: 32344444011     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2006)123[0266:DOSLFS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Note

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