Phylogeography and genetic structure of two Patagonian shag species (Aves: Phalacrocoracidae)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 42-53

  Calderón, Luciano ^a   Quintana, Flavio ^b,c   Cabanne, Gustavo S ^a   Lougheed, Stephen C ^d   Tubaro, Pablo L ^a  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c C1426AKC Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires ^*  (Argentina)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gene flow; Genetic structure; Non physical barriers; Phylogeography; Physical barriers; Seabirds

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIRD; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NON-PHYSICAL BARRIERS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL BARRIERS; SEABIRDS;

GENE FLOW; GENETIC STRUCTURE; NON-PHYSICAL BARRIERS; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL BARRIERS; SEABIRDS;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BIRDS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84893156970     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.12.011     Document Type: Article

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