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Callipepla

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taxon links [up-->]Callipepla gambelii [up-->]Callipepla californica [up-->]Callipepla squamata [down<--]Odontophoridae Interpreting the tree
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Relationships after Zink et al. (1998)
Containing group: Odontophoridae

References

Gee, J. M. 2003. How a hybrid zone is maintained: Behavioral mechanisms of interbreeding between California and Gambel's Quail (Callipepla californica and C-gambelii). Evolution 57(10):2407-2415.

Gee, J. M. 2004. Gene flow across a climatic barrier between hybridizing avian species, California and Gambel's quail (Callipepla californica and C-gambelii). Evolution 58(5):1108-1121.

Gee, J. M. 2005. No species barrier by call in an avian hybrid zone between California and Gambel's quail (Callipepla californica and C-gambelii). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 86(2):253-264.

Guthery, F. S., N. M. King, W. P. Kuvlesky, S. DeStefano, S. A. Gall, and N. J. Silvy. 2001. Comparative habitat use by three quails in desert grassland. Journal of Wildlife Management 65(4):850-860.

Hagelin, J. C. 2002. The kinds of traits involved in male-male competition: a comparison of plumage, behavior, and body size in quail. Behavioral Ecology 13(1):32-41.

Hagelin, J. C. and J. D. Ligon. 2001. Female quail prefer testosterone-mediated traits, rather than the ornate plumage of males. Animal Behaviour 61:465-476.

Zink, R. M. and R. C. Blackwell. 1998. Molecular systematics of the Scaled Quail complex (genus Callipepla). Auk 115(2):394-403.

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Scientific Name Callipepla squamata
Location captive at Paignton Zoo
Acknowledgements This image is licensed under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Creative Commons License.
source: flickr: Fluffball
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Collection Flickr
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2006 Li-Lian Butcher
Scientific Name Callipepla gambelii
Location The Pond At Elephant Head, Amado, Arizona, USA
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Sex Male
Source Gambel's Quail (Male), The Pond At Elephant Head, Amado, Arizona
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License - Version 2.5.
Copyright © Al And Elaine Wilson
Scientific Name Callipepla californica
Location Ross, California, USA
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source California Quail (p5211351)
Source Collection Flickr
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2006 Vards Uzvards
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