Genetic variability and taxonomic status of the Nihoa and Laysan millerbirds

Condor

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 954-962

  Fleischer, Robert C ^a   Slikas, Beth ^a   Beadell, J O N ^a   Atkins, Colm ^a   McIntosh, Carl E ^a   Conant, Sheila ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrocephalus; Genetic variation; Laysan; Microsatellites; Millerbird; Mitochondrial DNA; Nihoa

Indexed keywords

ACROCEPHALUS; ACROCEPHALUS FAMILIARIS; AVES;

EID: 38349048115     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/0010-5422(2007)109[954:GVATSO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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