Population genetics and phylogeography of the pygmy nuthatch in Southern California

Uses mitochondrial DNA sequence data to examine the degree of genetic differentiation among sky island populations of two subspecies of pygmy nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea melanotis and Sitta pygmaea leuconucha) occurring in Southern California. Assesses the hypothesis that sky islands are genetically iso...

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Main Author: Benson, Thomas Alan
Format: Others
Published: CSUSB ScholarWorks 2006
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2973
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3990&context=etd-project