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The ability to identify distinct taxonomic groups of birds (species, subspecies, geographic races) can advance ecological research efforts by determining connectivity between the non-breeding and breeding grounds for migrant species, identifying the origin of migrants, and helping to refine boundaries between subspecies or geographic races. Multiple methods are available to identify taxonomic groups (e.g., morphology, genetics), and one that has played an important role for avian taxonomists over the years is plumage coloration. With the advent of electronic devices that can quickly and accurately quantify plumage coloration, the potential of using coloration as an identifier for distinct taxonomic groups, even...
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Tags: Journal of Avian Biology,
bird coloration,
geographic variation
The geographic pattern of variation in Cnemidophorus tigris septentrionalis Burger was determined from 17 samples (664 specimens) drawn from populations distributed throughout its range. Principal components analysis and canonical variates analysis identified three groups of populations whose morphological differences coincide with three geographic areas: (A) north of the Colorado and Dolores rivers in northwestern Arizona, east-central Utah, and western Colorado; (B) south of the Colorado and San Juan rivers and east of the Little Colorado River in southeastern Utah, northwestern New Mexico, and northeastern Arizona; and (C) west of the Little Colorado River in northeastern Arizona. The latter population is of...
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Tags: Cnemidophorus tigris septentrionalis,
Herpetologica,
Herpetologists' League,
geographic variation,
multrivariate analysis,
Geographic variation in selection pressures may result in population divergence and speciation, especially if sexual selection varies among populations. Yet spatial variation in targets and intensity of sexual selection is well studied in only a few species. Even more rare are simultaneous studies of multiple populations combining observations from natural settings with controlled behavioral experiments. We investigated how sexual selection varies among populations of the chuckwalla, Sauromalus obesus. Chuckwallas are sexually dimorphic in color, and males vary in coloration among populations. Using field observations and multiple regression techniques, we investigated how sexual selection acts on various male traits...
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Tags: Chuckwalla,
Evolution,
Sauromalus obesus,
geographic variation,
mate preferences,
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