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Speciation and phylogeography of giant petrels Macronectes.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Feb 2010
Techow N M S M, O'Ryan C, Phillips R A, Gales R, Marin M, Patterson-Fraser D, Quintana F, Ritz M S, Thompson D R, Wanless R M, Weimerskirch H, Ryan P G
Abstract excerpt
We examine global phylogeography of the two forms of giant petrel Macronectes spp. Although previously considered to be a single taxon, and despite debate over the status of some populations and the existence of minimal genetic data (one mitochondrial cytochrome b sequence per form), the current consensus based on morphology is that there are two species, Northern Giant Petrel M. halli and Southern Giant Petrel...
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