Geographical variation in the yellow-legged gull: Introgression or convergence from the herring gull?

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 245-256

  Pons, J M ^a   Crochet, P A ^b,e,f,g   Thery, M ^c   Bermejo, A ^d  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^c Laboratoire d'Ecologie Generale   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^e UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^f CNRS   (France)

^g PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Larus argentatus; Larus michahellis; Microsatellites; Mitochondrial DNA; Phenotypic differentiation; Southwest palearctic

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; GENE FLOW; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; INTROGRESSION; SEABIRD;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

CLUPEA HARENGUS; LARUS; LARUS ARGENTATUS; LARUS ARGENTATUS ARGENTEUS; LARUS MICHAHELLIS;

EID: 4043062869     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2004.00255.x     Document Type: Article

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