Complex patterns of genetic and phenotypic divergence in an island bird and the consequences for delimiting conservation units

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2839-2853

  Phillimore, A B ^a,b,c   Owens, I P F ^a,b   Black, R A ^a   Chittock, J ^c   Burke, T ^c   Clegg, S M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birds; Conservation; Islands; Phylogeny; Subspecies

Indexed keywords

AVES; ZOSTEROPIDAE; ZOSTEROPS FLAVIFRONS;

EID: 44849121958     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.03794.x     Document Type: Article

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