Article
Contemporary and historical separation of transequatorial migration between genetically distinct seabird populations.
Nature communications - 1 Jan 2011
Rayner Matt J, Hauber Mark E, Steeves Tammy E, Lawrence Hayley A, Thompson David R, Sagar Paul M, Bury Sarah J, Landers Todd J, Phillips Richard A, Ranjard Louis, Shaffer Scott A
Abstract excerpt
Pelagic seabirds are highly mobile, reducing the likelihood of allopatric speciation where disruption of gene flow between populations is caused by physically insurmountable, extrinsic barriers. Spatial segregation during the non-breeding season appears to provide an intrinsic barrier to gene flo...
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