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Lack of genetic and plumage differentiation in the red-billed quelea Quelea quelea across a migratory divide in southern Africa.
Molecular ecology - 1 Feb 2003
Dallimer M, Jones P J, Pemberton J M, Cheke R A
Abstract excerpt
A migratory divide usually signals the presence of a geographical region over which other traits, such as morphology and genotypes, also undergo rapid change. A migratory divide has been hypothesized in central southern Africa for the abundant migratory weaver, the red-billed quelea Quelea quelea. The positioning of the divide in the region is based on the patterns of rainfall in the region that stimulate the...
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