Article
Genetic structure within and between island populations of the flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi).
Molecular ecology - 1 May 2009
Duffie Caroline V, Glenn Travis C, Vargas F Hernan, Parker Patricia G
Abstract excerpt
We assessed colony- and island-level genetic differentiation for the flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi), an endangered Galápagos endemic that has one of the most limited geographical distributions of any seabird, consisting of only two adjacent islands. We screened 223 individuals from both islands and nine colonies at five microsatellite loci, recovering 23 alleles. We found highly significant genetic...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Bayes Theorem
- Birds
- Cluster Analysis
- Ecuador
- Evolution, Molecular
- Genetic Markers
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Geography
