Rapid divergence and postglacial colonization in western North American Steller's jays (Cyanocitta stelleri)
Burg TM, Gaston AJ, Winker K, Friesen VL. 2005. Rapid divergence and postglacial colonization in western North American Steller's jays (Cyanocitta stelleri). Molecular Ecology. 14:3745-3755
From the Abstract: "Post-Pleistocene avian colonization of deglaciated North America occurred from multiple refugia, including a coastal refugium in the northwest. The location of a Pacific Coastal refugium is controversial; however, multiple lines of evidence suggest that it was located near the Queen Charlotte Islands .... Using five highly variable microsatellite markers, we studied population structure among eight populations of Steller's jay (N-150) from geographical areas representing three subspecies in western North America: C. s. carlottae, C. s. stelleri and C. s. annectens. Microsatellite analyses revealed genetic differentiation between each of the three subspecies ... A significant isolation by distance pattern was observed amongst populations in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska." The western Washington sample site was on the Olympic Peninsula.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Burg, Theresa; Gaston, Anthony; Winker, Kevin; Friesen, Vicki
- Units
- OLYM
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Biogeography, Pleistoceneglaciation, Refugia, Steller's jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)