Flyway evolution is too fast to be explained by the modern synthesis: Proposals for an 'extended' evolutionary research agenda

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 152, Issue 1 SUPPL, 2011, Pages

  Piersma, Theunis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Calidris canutus; Common garden experiment; Epigenetic; Extended synthesis; Migration; Shorebirds

Indexed keywords

AVES; CALIDRIS CANUTUS; CHARADRIIDAE; PASSERI; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 84905109909     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-011-0716-z     Document Type: Article

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