Extensive hybridization in a contact zone between MacGillivray's warblers Oporornis tolmiei and mourning warblers O. philadelphia detected using molecular and morphological analyses

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 539-552

  Irwin, Darren E ^a   Brelsford, Alan ^a   Toews, David P L ^a   MacDonald, Christie ^a   Phinney, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Louisiana Pacific Canada Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ZONE; GENETIC MARKER; HYBRID ZONE; HYBRIDIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SONGBIRD; SYMPATRY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; EMBERIZINAE; OPORORNIS; OPORORNIS PHILADELPHIA; OPORORNIS TOLMIEI; PHYLLOSCOPUS SIBILATRIX;

EID: 70349499354     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2009.04687.x     Document Type: Article

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