Phylogeography and conservation of the endemic Hispaniolan Palm-Tanagers (Aves: Phaenicophilus)

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2121-2129

  Sly, Nicholas D ^a   Townsend, Andrea K ^a   Rimmer, Christopher C ^b   Townsend, Jason M ^c   Latta, Steven C ^d   Lovette, Irby J ^a  

^a Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^b Vermont Center for Ecostudies   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d National Aviary   (United States)

Author keywords

Haiti; Hispaniola; Island; Palm Tanager; Phaenicophilus; Phylogeography

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ALLOPATRY; BIODIVERSITY; BODY SHAPE; BODY SIZE; CONSPECIFIC; DISPERSAL; DIVERGENCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HABITAT LOSS; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NATURE RESERVE; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SONGBIRD; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

HAITI;

AVES; EMBERIZINAE; PHAENICOPHILUS; PHAENICOPHILUS PALMARUM; PHAENICOPHILUS POLIOCEPHALUS;

EID: 78049382804     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-010-0098-4     Document Type: Article

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