Patterns of Mitochondrial DNA and Allozyme Evolution in the Avian Genus Ammodramus
@article{Zink1990PatternsOM, title={Patterns of Mitochondrial DNA and Allozyme Evolution in the Avian Genus Ammodramus}, author={Robert M. Zink and John C. Avise}, journal={Systematic Biology}, year={1990}, volume={39}, pages={148-161} }
Analyses of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and allozymes were used to estimate phylogenetic patterns in the avian genus Ammodramus. Levels of interspecific genetic differen- tiation were greater than most previous estimates for other congeneric avian taxa. Phenetic and phylogenetic patterns were highly concordant for these two genetically independent data sets, suggesting a robust estimate of the evolutionary history of these sparrows. However, the genetic pattern was not concordant with an estimate…
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