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Phylogeography of the Galápagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis): a recent arrival to the Galápagos Islands.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Apr 2006
Bollmer Jennifer L, Kimball Rebecca T, Whiteman Noah Kerness, Sarasola José Hernán, Parker Patricia G
Abstract excerpt
Galápagos hawks (Buteo galapagoensis) are one of the most inbred bird species in the world, living in small, isolated island populations. We used mitochondrial sequence and nuclear minisatellite data to describe relationships among Galápagos hawk populations and their colonization history. We sampled 10 populations (encompassing the entire current species range of nine islands and one extirpated population), as...
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