Mitochondrial Evidence for Panmixia despite Perceived Barriers to Gene Flow in a Widely Distributed Waterbird

• Published in: The Journal of heredity Vol. 102; no. 5; pp. 584 - 592
• Main Authors: Oomen, Rebekah A., Reudink, Matthew W., Nocera, Joseph J., Somers, Christopher M., Green, M. Clay, Kyle, Christopher J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Oxford University Press 01.09.2011; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: Animal Migration; Animals; Birds; Birds - classification; Birds - genetics; DNA, Mitochondrial - genetics; Gene Flow; Genes; Genetic Variation; Genetics, Population; Haplotypes; Marine; Mitochondrial DNA; Pelecanus erythrorhynchos; Phylogeny; Phylogeography; Studies; North America; gene flow; colonial waterbird; panmixia; American white pelican; Pelecanus erythrorhynchos; mitochondrial DNA

We examined the mitochondrial genetic structure of American white pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) to: 1) verify or refute whether American white pelicans are panmictic and 2) understand if any lack of genetic structure is the result of contemporary processes or historical phenomena. Sequence an...