On the systematic status of the Cyrenaic Partridge (<i>Alectoris barbata</i> Reichenow, 1896)

Silvio Spanò; Irene Pellegrino; Enrico Borgo

doi:10.30456/avo.31762

On the systematic status of the Cyrenaic Partridge (Alectoris barbata Reichenow, 1896)

Authors

Silvio Spanò University of Genoa - DIPTERIS
Irene Pellegrino Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale - Dipartimento di Scienze ed Innovazione Tecnologica
Enrico Borgo Museo Civico di Storia Naturale “G. Doria” - Genova, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30456/avo.31762

Keywords:

Alectoris barbara barbata, Cyrenaica, genetic

Abstract

Some considerations on the morphological features that differentiate Alectoris barbara barbata by A. b. barbara are exposed and are also reported the results of a genetic investigation performed on historical specimens. Results showed a considerable genetic distance (0.60), certainly enough to consider it an ESU (Evolutionary Significant Unit), but most likely a separate species.

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Published

2013-12-01

How to Cite

Spanò, S., Pellegrino, I., & Borgo, E. (2013). On the systematic status of the Cyrenaic Partridge (Alectoris barbata Reichenow, 1896). Avocetta, 37(2). https://doi.org/10.30456/avo.31762