Geographic variation in morphology of Alaska-breeding Bar-tailed Godwits (Limosa lapponica) is not maintained on their nonbreeding grounds in New Zealand

Auk

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 363-373

  Conklin, Jesse R ^a   Battley, Phil F ^a   Potter, Murray A ^a   Ruthrauff, Dan R ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Bar tailed Godwit; Geographic variation; Limosa lapponica baueri; Morphometrics; New Zealand; Plumage

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; BREEDING POPULATION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; PHENOLOGY; PLUMAGE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEXUAL MATURITY; WADER;

ALASKA; NEW ZEALAND; UNITED STATES;

AVES; LIMOSA LAPPONICA; LIMOSA LAPPONICA BAUERI; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 79957446902     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2011.10231     Document Type: Article

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