Phylogenetic relationships of gadfly petrels Pterodroma spp. from the Northeastern Atlantic Ocean: Molecular evidence for specific status of Bugio and Cape Verde petrels and implications for conservation

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 199-214

  Jesus, José ^a,b   Menezes, Dília ^c   Gomes, Sara ^a   Oliveira, Paulo ^c   Nogales, Manuel ^d   Brehm, António ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADEIRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c Parque Natural da Madeira   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO DE PRODUCTOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; CYTOCHROME; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; PHYLOGENETICS; RED LIST; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SEABIRD; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

AVES; PROCELLARIIDAE; PTERODROMA; PTERODROMA CAHOW; PTERODROMA DESERTA; PTERODROMA FEAE; PTERODROMA HASITATA;

EID: 74149086501     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: 14740001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270909008296     Document Type: Article

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