Relationship of phenotypic variation and genetic admixture in the Saltmarsh-Nelson's sparrow hybrid zone

Auk

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 704-716

  Walsh, Jennifer ^a   Shriver, W Gregory ^b   Olsen, Brian J ^c   O'Brien, Kathleen M ^d   Kovach, Adrienne I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^d Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammodramus caudacutus; Ammodramus nelsoni; hybridization; morphological variation; Nelson's Sparrow; plumage; Saltmarsh Sparrow

Indexed keywords

GENOTYPE; HYBRIDIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPE; PLUMAGE; SALTMARSH; TAXONOMY;

AMMODRAMUS CAUDACUTUS; AMMODRAMUS NELSONI; AVES; PASSERIDAE;

EID: 84934900527     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/AUK-14-299.1     Document Type: Article

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