Rangewide population genetic structure of Xantus's Murrelet (Synthliboramphus hypoleucus)

Auk

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 44-55

  Birt, Tim P ^a   Carter, Harry R ^b,d   Whitworth, Darrell L ^b   McDonald, Anne ^a   Newman, Scott H ^c   Gress, Franklin ^b   Palacios, Eduardo ^b,e   Koepke, Josh S ^b   Friesen, Vicki L ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b California Institute of Environmental Studies   (United States)

^c FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^d Carter Biological Consulting   (Canada)

^e CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; Control region; Gene flow; Microsatellite; Mitochondrial DNA; MtDNA; Population genetic structure; Synthliboramphus hypoleucus; Xantus's Murrelet

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MITOCHONDRION; POPULATION GENETICS; SEABIRD; TAXONOMY;

BAJA CALIFORNIA [(STT) MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

AVES; SYNTHLIBORAMPHUS HYPOLEUCUS;

EID: 84858650028     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2011.11011     Document Type: Article

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