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Dorsal color variation among subspecies of the “Oregon” Dark-eyed Junco complex
2021-01-26
Abstract excerpt
Initial descriptions of avian subspecies were based on expert opinions of geographic variation in phenotypes and are inherently subjective. Although best practices for subspecies delimitation continue to be debated, reassessing subspecies limits with current, quantitative methods is important toward refining and improving taxonomic treatments. Plumage coloration is the basis of many subspecies diagnoses, but is po...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 77671bfd-a725-5dd4-a646-382f9b34e1ec
- DOI
- 10.1101/2021.01.24.427985