Assortative pairing and divergent evolution in Darwin's Small Tree Finch, Camarhynchus parvulus

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 463-470

  Christensen, Rebekah ^a   Kleindorfer, Sonia ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assortative mating; Darwin's finches; Divergent evolution; Small tree finch; Sympatric evolution

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ASSORTATIVE MATING; DIVERGENCE; ECOMORPHOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; NEST; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPE; SYMPATRY;

CAMARHYNCHUS PARVULUS; FRINGILLIDAE;

EID: 34848847127     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0173-x     Document Type: Article

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