Implications of phylogeography and population genetics for subspecies taxonomy of Grey (Pacific Black) Duck Anas superciliosa and its conservation in New Zealand

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-66

  Rhymer, Judith M ^a   Williams, Murray J ^b   Kingsford, Richard T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^c NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endangered species; Mitochondrial DNA d loop sequence; Subspecies boundaries

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION GENETICS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY; WATERFOWL; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS SP.; ANAS SUPERCILIOSA; ANAS SUPERCILIOSA SUPERCILIOSA; ANATIDAE; ANSER; AVES; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 3843077625     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc040057     Document Type: Article

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