Phenotypic variation in Galerida larks in Morocco: The role of history and natural selection

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 3809-3821

  Guillaumet, A ^a   Crochet, P A ^b   Godelle, B ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Galerida; Morocco; Morphology; Natural selection; Phylogeny; Reproductive isolation

Indexed keywords

ALAUDIDAE; GALERIDA; GALERIDA CRISTATA; GALERIDA THEKLAE;

BBETA FIBRINOGEN; CYTOCHROME B; FIBRINOGEN; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BEAK; BIOMETRY; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MOROCCO; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SONGBIRD; TAIL;

ANIMALS; ANKLE; BEAK; BIOMETRY; CYTOCHROMES B; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; MALE; MOROCCO; PASSERIFORMES; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SELECTION (GENETICS); TAIL; VARIATION (GENETICS); WING;

EID: 33644678948     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02696.x     Document Type: Article

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