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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