Phylogeography and colonization history of Lesser Black‐backed Gulls (Larus fuscus) as revealed by mtDNA sequences

• Published in: Journal of evolutionary biology Vol. 15; no. 6; pp. 1021 - 1033
• Main Authors: Liebers, D., Helbig, A. J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.11.2002
• Subjects: historical demography; Larus argentatus–fuscus–cachinnans group; Larus cachinnans; Larus fuscus; mitochondrial control region; population genetic structure; Europe

Because of the differential amplitude of climatic oscillations, species living at northern latitudes are subject to more frequent and more severe range oscillations than species at southern latitudes. As a consequence, northern populations should, on average, be phylogenetically younger and possess...