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Variable phylogeographic histories of five forest birds with populations in Upper and Lower Guinea: implications for taxonomy and evolutionary conservation

Jean-Bernard Dongmo, Auteur ; Jeffrey M. DaCosta, Auteur ; Champlain Djieto-Lordon, Auteur ; Pierre Ngassam, Auteur ; Michael D. Sorenson, Auteur

Dans Ostrich (90(3) September, 2019)

This study evaluates phylogeographic structure in selected forest bird species distributed on either side of the Dahomey Gap in West Africa to extend analyses of avian diversification across the Guineo-Congolean forest. Mitochondrial DNA sequenc[...]

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Comparing the genetics of wild and captive populations of White-headed Ducks Oxyura leucocephala: consequences for recovery programmes

Violeta Munoz-Fuentes, Auteur ; Andy J. Green, Auteur ; Michael D. Sorenson, Auteur

Dans Ibis (150(4) OCT 2008)

The White-headed Duck is a globally threatened species historically recorded from Spain in the west to China in the east. It has suffered major population declines, local extinctions and range fragmentation. Several projects have attempted to re[...]

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Origin of Bannerman's Turaco Tauraco bannermani in relation to historical climate change and the distribution of West African montane forests

Kevin Y. Njabo, Auteur ; Michael D. Sorenson, Auteur

Dans Ostrich (80(1) APR 2009)

We determined the systematic relationships and approximate divergence time of Bannerman's Turaco Tauraco bannermani and used this information to test whether the origin and distribution of this species and its closest relatives are associated wi[...]

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Phylogenetic relationships of Amazonetta, Speculanas, Lophonetta, and Tachyeres: four morphologically divergent duck genera endemic to South America

Mariana Bulgarella, Auteur ; Michael D. Sorenson, Auteur ; Jeffrey L. Peters, Auteur ; Robert E. Wilson, Auteur ; Kevin G. McCracken, Auteur

Dans Journal of Avian Biology (41(2) MAR 2010)

We studied the phylogenetic relationships of four duck genera endemic to South America: Brazilian teal Amazonetta brasiliensis, spectacled duck Speculanas specularis, crested duck Lophonetta specularioides, and four species of steamer ducks Tach[...]

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Population genomic data delineate conservation units in mottled ducks (Anas fulvigula)

Jeffrey L. Peters, Auteur ; Philip Lavretsky, Auteur ; Jeffrey M. DaCosta, Auteur ; Ronald R. Bielefeld, Auteur ; Jamie C. Feddersen, Auteur ; Michael D. Sorenson, Auteur

Dans Biological Conservation (203 NOV 2016)

Large multi-locus data sets provide an unprecedented opportunity for detecting fine-scale population structure and identifying populations that warrant independent conservation and management. In this study, we used 3161 polymorphic loci obtaine[...]

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Are Ruddy Ducks and White-headed Ducks the same species?

Kevin G. McCracken, Auteur ; J. Harshman, Auteur ; Michael D. Sorenson, Auteur ; Kevin P. Johnson, Auteur

Dans British Birds (93(8) August, 2000)

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