Genetic and morphological variation in Dunlin Calidris alpina breeding in the Palearctic tundra

• Published in: Ibis
• Main Authors: Wennerberg, Liv, Holmgren, Noel, Jönsson, Paul-Erik, von Schantz, Torbjörn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell 1999
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Taymyr; Wrangel Island; Calidris alpina; Dunlin; Taymyr Peninsula; Tundra; Siberia
• Online Access: https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/1747757; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1999.tb04408.x

The extensive overlap in morphological characters between populations of Dunlin Calidris alpina imposes problems of determining the origin of migrating and wintering birds. The morphology of the birds also varies between the sexes, and the sex of a Dunlin may often be difficult to determine. To clar...