A Phylogeographic and population genetic analysis of a widespread, sedentary North American bird: The Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)

Auk

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 346-362

  Klicka, John ^a   Spellman, Garth M ^b   Winker, Kevin ^c   Chua, Vivien ^a   Smith, Brian T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Hairy Woodpecker; Mitochondrial DNA; Molecular systematics; Phylogeography; Picoides villosus; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MONTANE FOREST; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENETICS; POPULATION ECOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

COSTA RICA; NORTH AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

AVES; PICOIDES VILLOSUS;

EID: 79957509130     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2011.10264     Document Type: Article

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