When east meets west: population structure of a high-latitude resident species, the boreal chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus)

• Published in: Heredity
• Main Authors: Lait, L A, Burg, T M
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group 2013
• Subjects: Original Article; Belle Isle; Canada; Kya; Strait of Belle Isle; Newfoundland; Alaska; Beringia
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3807262; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23759728; https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.2013.54

The population genetic structure of northern boreal species has been strongly influenced both by the Quaternary glaciations and the presence of contemporary barriers, such as mountain ranges and rivers. We used a combination of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), nuclear microsatellites and spatial distribut...