Rapid morphological divergence of introduced Red-whiskered Bulbuls Pycnonotus jocosus in contrasting environments

Ibis

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 482-489

  Amiot, Christophe ^a   Lorvelec, Olivier ^a   Mandon Dalger, Isabelle ^b   Sardella, Antonia ^c   Lequilliec, Patricia ^a   Clergeau, Philippe ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DIVERGENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SONGBIRD;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MASCARENE ISLANDS; REUNION;

AVES; PYCNONOTUS JOCOSUS;

EID: 34447123459     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00671.x     Document Type: Article

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