Genetic variation and bill size dimorphism in a passerine bird, the reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-294x.1998.00441.x

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Genetic variation and bill size dimorphism in a passerine bird, the reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus.

Molecular ecology - 1 Sept 1998

Grapputo A, Pilastro A, Marin G

Abstract excerpt

In passerine birds morphological differentiation in bill size within species is not commonly observed. Bill size is usually associated with a trophic niche, and strong differences in it may reflect the process of genetic differentiation and, possibly, speciation. We used both mitochondrial DNA (m...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Base Sequence
Beak
Birds
Breeding
Cytochrome b Group
DNA, Mitochondrial
Dinucleotide Repeats
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
Europe
Female
Genetic Variation
Geography
Haplotypes
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
NADH Dehydrogenase

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