Phenotypic variation is clinal in the yellow-throated warbler

Condor

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 569-574

  McKay, Bailey D ^a,b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendroica dominica; Geographic variation; Subspecies; Yellow throated Warbler

Indexed keywords

DENDROICA DOMINICA;

EID: 63049119358     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2008.8482     Document Type: Article

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