Strong phylogeographic structure in a sedentary seabird, the Stewart Island Shag (Leucocarbo chalconotus).

Strong phylogeographic structure in a sedentary seabird, the Stewart Island Shag (Leucocarbo chalconotus).

New Zealand's endemic Stewart Island Shag (Leucocarbo chalconotus) comprises two regional groups (Otago and Foveaux Strait) that show consistent differentiation in relative frequencies of pied versus dark-bronze morphotypes, the extent of facial carunculation, body size and breeding time. We us...

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Main Authors: Nicolas J Rawlence, Charlotte E Till, R Paul Scofield, Alan J D Tennyson, Catherine J Collins, Chris Lalas, Graeme Loh, Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith, Jonathan M Waters, Hamish G Spencer, Martyn Kennedy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3948693?pdf=render

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