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Genetic affinities within the herring gull Larus argentatus assemblage revealed by AFLP genotyping.
Journal of molecular evolution - 1 Jan 2001
de Knijff P, Denkers F, van Swelm N D, Kuiper M
Abstract excerpt
To date, the taxonomic status of circumpolar breeding populations of the Herring Gull Larus argentatus, the Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus, and the closely related Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans has been based on differences or similarities in phenotype, morphology, and feeding and premating behavior. To shed some new light on the many taxonomic uncertainties surrounding these taxa, we describe the...
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