Mitochondrial control region I and microsatellite analyses of endangered Philippine hornbill species (Aves; Bucerotidae) detect gene flow between island populations and genetic diversity loss

Mitochondrial control region I and microsatellite analyses of endangered Philippine hornbill species (Aves; Bucerotidae) detect gene flow between island populations and genetic diversity loss

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Visayan Tarictic Hornbill (<it>Penelopides panini</it>) and the Walden’s Hornbill (<it>Aceros waldeni</it>) are two threatened hornbill species endemic to the western islands of the Visayas that constitute...

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Main Authors: Sammler Svenja, Ketmaier Valerio, Havenstein Katja, Krause Ulrike, Curio Eberhard, Tiedemann Ralph
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Biogeography
Bucerotidae
Conservation genetics
Genetic diversity loss
Microsatellites
Mitochondrial control region I
Philippine archipelago
Phylogeography
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/203

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