Engines of speciation: A comparative study in birds of prey

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 861-872

  Kruger O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative analysis; MacroCAIC; Raptors; Sexual conflict; Species richness

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE FLOW; MONOGAMY; NATURAL SELECTION; POLYGYNY; RAPTOR; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; RAPTOR; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; GENETIC SPECIATION; RAPTORS; SELECTION (GENETICS); SOFTWARE;

ACCIPITRIDAE; AVES; RAPTORES;

EID: 42049111193     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01502.x     Document Type: Article

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