Morphological variation and genetic structure of Galapagos Dove (Zenaida galapagoensis) populations: Issues in conservation for the Galapagos bird fauna

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 194-207

  Santiago Alarcon, Diego ^a   Tanksley, Susan M ^b   Parker, Patricia G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS;

ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SAN SALVADOR [GALAPAGOS ISLANDS]; SANTA CRUZ [GALAPAGOS ISLANDS]; SANTA FE [GALAPAGOS ISLANDS]; SOUTH AMERICA;

AVES; COLUMBIFORMES; ZENAIDA GALAPAGOENSIS;

EID: 33745863554     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/05-010.1     Document Type: Article

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