Ecological and evolutionary processes in two southern African endemic birds

In this dissertation, I propose a population-level framework that integrates ecology and population genetics to rethink the mechanisms that promote divergence. To accomplish that I studied two southern African endemic Cercotrichas scrub-robins: C. coryphaeus and C. signata. Despite its phylogenetic proximity the two study species occupy the two ends of the habitat spectrum available in southern Africa: semi-arid Karoo vs. Forest.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Biological Sciences

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Ribeiro, Angela M

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Hockey, Phil A R
• Lloyd, Penn

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11503

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11503