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| Title | Molecular Assessment of the Taxonomic Status of Cox's Sandpiper |
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| Abstract | To determine whether Calidris paramelanotus is a distinct species or a hybrid, DNA sequences from the mitochondrial cytochrome-b gene were obtained from it, as well as from C. ferruginea and C. melanotus. The sequences of the first two taxa were identical whereas that of C. melanotus differed by 9%. It is argued that C. paramelanotus is a hybrid taxon with C. ferruginea constituting the maternal parent. This conclusions, combined with comparison of protein allozyme variation effectively rule out all but one of the crosses postulated for its hybrid origin — C. ferruginea × C. melanotus. |
| Author(s) | Les Christidis Kizanne Davies Michael Westerman Peter D. Christian Richard Schodde |
| Journal | The Condor |
| ISSN | 0010-5422 |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 459 |
| DOI | 10.2307/1369559 |
| Year | 1996 |
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