Temporal patterns of genetic diversity in Kirtland’s warblers (<it>Dendroica kirtlandii</it>), the rarest songbird in North America

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Kirtland’s warblers are the rarest songbird species in North America, rarity due in part to a reliance on early successional Jack Pine forests. Habitat loss due to fire suppression led to population declines to fewer than 200 males d...

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Main Authors: Wilson Amy S, Marra Peter P, Fleischer Robert C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Ecology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6785/12/8