Ecology Predicts Levels of Genetic Differentiation in Neotropical Birds

American Naturalist

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 358-368

  Burney, Curtis W ^a   Brumfield, Robb T ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Andes; Comparative phylogeography; Dispersal; Neotropical birds; Riverine barriers; Speciation

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; NEOTROPICAL REGION; POPULATION GENETICS; RAINFOREST; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; ECOLOGY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SOUTH AMERICA; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; ECOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SOUTH AMERICA; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

AMAZON RIVER; ANDES; BRAZIL; MADEIRA RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA;

AVES;

EID: 70149084366     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/603613     Document Type: Article

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