Inferring colonization history and dispersal patterns of a long-lived seabird by combining genetic and empirical data

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 281, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 232-240

  Young, L C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Microsatellites; Mixed stock analysis; MtDNA; Sea level rise; Seabirds

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SITE; BYCATCH; COLONIZATION; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DISPERSAL; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MIGRATION; PHILOPATRY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEABIRD; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

HAWAII [(ISL) HAWAIIAN ISLANDS]; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); UNITED STATES;

DIOMEDEA IMMUTABILIS;

EID: 77954695193     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2010.00698.x     Document Type: Article

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