Article
Genetic divergence and migration patterns in a North American passerine bird: implications for evolution and conservation.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jul 2006
Davis Leslie A, Roalson Eric H, Cornell K L, McClanahan Kara D, Webster Michael S
Abstract excerpt
Like many other migratory birds, the black-throated blue warbler (Dendroica caerulescens) shows pronounced differences in migratory behaviour and other traits between populations: birds in the southern part of the breeding range have darker plumage and migrate to the eastern Caribbean during the winter, whereas those in the north have lighter plumage and migrate to the western Caribbean. We examined the...
Topics
- Animal Migration
- Animals
- Biological Evolution
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Haplotypes
- Male
- Microsatellite Repeats