Article
Cryptic speciation in a Holarctic passerine revealed by genetic and bioacoustic analyses.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 2008
Toews David P L, Irwin Darren E
Abstract excerpt
There has been much controversy regarding the timing of speciation events in birds, and regarding the relative roles of natural and sexual selection in promoting speciation. Here, we investigate these issues using winter wrens (Troglodytes troglodytes), an unusual example of a passerine with a Holarctic distribution. Geographical variation has led to speculation that the western North American form Troglodytes...
Topics
- Alberta
- Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis
- Animals
- Ankle
- Beak
- British Columbia
- DNA
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Genotype
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Genetic
