Color divergence among Cinnamon teal (Anas cyanoptera) subspecies from North America and South America

Ornitologia Neotropical

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 307-314

  Wilson, Robert E ^a,c   Eaton, Muir ^b,d   McCracken, Kevin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d DRAKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas cyanoptera; Cinnamon teal; Color vision; Plumage divergence

Indexed keywords

EID: 47049107788     PISSN: 10754377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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