Hierarchical spatial genetic structure of Common Eiders (Somateria Mollissima) breeding along a migratory corridor

Auk

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 744-754

  Sonsthagen, Sarah A ^a,b   Talbot, Sandy L ^b   Lanctot, Richard B ^c   Scribner, Kim T ^d   McCracken, Kevin G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier islands; Beaufort Sea; Common Eider; Dispersal; Gene flow; Microsatellites; MtDNA; Philopatry; Somateria mollissima; Spatial genetic structure

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLAND; BREEDING POPULATION; DISPERSAL; GENE FLOW; GENETIC STRUCTURE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHILOPATRY;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA;

AVES; SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA;

EID: 73449126246     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2009.08224     Document Type: Article

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