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Population structure in an endangered songbird: maintenance of genetic differentiation despite high vagility and significant population recovery.
Molecular ecology - 1 Aug 2008
Barr Kelly R, Lindsay Denise L, Athrey Giri, Lance Richard F, Hayden Timothy J, Tweddale Scott A, Leberg Paul L
Abstract excerpt
Black-capped vireos (Vireo atricapilla), an endangered, migratory species dependent upon early successional habitat, have experienced significant recovery since its protection. In light of its vagility and known increase in population size and range, limited genetic differentiation would be expected in the species. Using 15 microsatellite loci and an extensive sampling regime, we detected significant overall...
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