At-sea movement patterns and diving behavior of Peruvian boobies Sula variegata in northern Peru
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Evidence for Asymmetrical Divergence-Gene Flow of Nuclear Loci, but Not Mitochondrial Loci, between Seabird Sister Species: Blue-Footed (Sula nebouxii) and Peruvian (S. variegata) Boobies
Understanding the process of speciation requires understanding how gene flow influences divergence. Recent analyses indicate that divergence can take place despite gene flow and that the sex chromosomes can exhibit different levels of gene flow than autosomes and mitochondrial DNA. Using an eight marker dataset including autosomal, z-linked, and mitochondrial loci we tested the hypothesis that ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Marine Ecology Progress Series
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0171-8630,1616-1599
DOI: 10.3354/meps08490