Article
Population structure and dispersal patterns within and between Atlantic and Mediterranean populations of a large-range pelagic seabird.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Genovart Meritxell, Thibault Jean-Claude, Igual José Manuel, Bauzà-Ribot Maria del Mar, Rabouam Corinne, Bretagnolle Vincent
Abstract excerpt
Dispersal is critically linked to the demographic and evolutionary trajectories of populations, but in most seabird species it may be difficult to estimate. Using molecular tools, we explored population structure and the spatial dispersal pattern of a highly pelagic but philopatric seabird, the Cory's shearwater Calonectris diomedea. Microsatellite fragments were analysed from samples collected across almost the...
Topics
- Animals
- Atlantic Ocean
- Biodiversity
- Birds
- Cluster Analysis
- Female
- Gene Flow
- Genetic Structures
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Male
