The genetics and evolution of avian migration

BioScience

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 165-174

  Pulido, Francisco ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptive evolution; Avian migration; Genetic correlation; Phylogeny; Quantitative genetics

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 33846997533     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/B570211     Document Type: Review

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