Selection and geographic isolation influence hummingbird speciation: genetic, acoustic and morphological divergence in the wedge-tailed sabrewing (<it>Campylopterus curvipennis</it>)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mesoamerica is one of the most threatened biodiversity hotspots in the world, yet we are far from understanding the geologic history and the processes driving population divergence and speciation for most endemic taxa. In species wit...

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Main Authors: Ornelas Juan, González Clementina, Gutiérrez-Rodríguez Carla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-02-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/38