Evidence from the Genetics of Landbirds for a Forested Pleistocene Glacial Refugium in the Haida Gwaii Area

• Published in: The Condor
• Main Authors: Christin L. Pruett, Carrie M. Topp, James M. Maley, Kevin G. McCracken, Sievert Rohwer, Sharon Birks, Spencer G. Sealy, Kevin Winker
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: American Ornithological Society 2013
• Subjects: Pacific; Queen Charlotte; Pine Grosbeak; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1525/cond.2013.120123

Pleistocene refugia likely contributed to the modern biodiversity of northern areas. Using the mitochondrial DNA cytochrome-b gene, we compared 11 forest-dwelling bird species from Haida Gwaii (formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands) with populations from Alaska, Washington, and other locations in the...