Convergent evolution of Darwin's finches caused by introgressive hybridization and selection

Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1588-1599

  Grant, Peter R ^a   Grant, B Rosemary ^a   Markert, Jeffrey A ^a,b,c   Keller, Lukas F ^d   Petren, K ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Assignment tests; Darwin's finches; Introgression; Microsatellites; Selection

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; EVOLUTION; HYBRIDIZATION; INTROGRESSION; PASSERINE; SELECTION;

ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CACTACEAE; DAPHNE; FRINGILLIDAE; GEOSPIZA; GEOSPIZA FORTIS; GEOSPIZA SCANDENS; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 3543138379     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb01738.x     Document Type: Article

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