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High gene flow on a continental scale in the polyandrous Kentish plover Charadrius alexandrinus.
Molecular ecology - 1 Dec 2012
Küpper Clemens, Edwards Scott V, Kosztolányi András, Alrashidi Monif, Burke Terry, Herrmann Philipp, Argüelles-Tico Araceli, Amat Juan A, Amezian Mohamed, Rocha Afonso, Hötker Hermann, Ivanov Anton, Chernicko Joseph, Székely Tamás
Abstract excerpt
Gene flow promotes genetic homogeneity of species in time and space. Gene flow can be modulated by sex-biased dispersal that links population genetics to mating systems. We investigated the phylogeography of the widely distributed Kentish plover Charadrius alexandrinus. This small shorebird has a large breeding range spanning from Western Europe to Japan and exhibits an unusually flexible mating system with high...
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