Sulidae
Gannets and Boobies
Joseph W. Brown
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Friesen, V. L., and D. J. Anderson. 1997. Phylogeny and evolution of the Sulidae (Aves: Pelecaniformes): a test of alternative modes of speciation. Molecular Phylogentics and Evolution 7: 252-260.
Friesen, V. L., D. J. Anderson, T. E. Steeves, H. Jones, and E. A. Schreiber. 2002. Molecular support for the species status of the Nazca Booby (Sula granti). Auk 119: 820-826.
Nelson, J. B. 1978. The Sulidae: Gannets and Boobies. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Pitman, R. L., and J. R. Jehl. 1998. Geographic variation and reassessment of species limits in the "Masked" Boobies of the eastern Pacific Ocean. Wilson Society Bulletin 110: 155-170.
Steeves, T. E., D. J. Anderson, and V. L. Friesen. 2005a. A role for nonphysical barriers to gene flow in the diversification of a highly vagile seabird, the masked booby (Sula dactylatra). Molecular Ecology 14: 3877-3887.
Steeves, T. E., D. J. Anderson, and V. L. Friesen. 2005b. The Isthmus of Panama: a major physical barrier to gene flow in a highly mobile pantropical seabird. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 18: 1000-1008.
Steeves, T. E., D. J. Anderson, H. McNally, M. H. Kim, and V. L. Friesen. 2003. Phylogeography of Sula: the role of physical barriers to gene flow in the diversification of tropical seabirds. Journal of Avian Biology 34: 217-223.
van Tets, G. F., Meredith, C. W., Fullager, P. J. and Davidson, P. M. 1988. Osteological differences between Sula and Morus, and a description of an extinct new species of Sula from Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands, Tasman Sea. Notornis 35:35-37.
Information on the Internet
- Travelling birds = Northen Gannets. Video on YouTube.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Morus bassanus |
|---|---|
| Location | Bonaventure Island, Quebec, Canada |
| Comments | Northern Gannets interacting in large colony |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Copyright |
© Greg and Marybeth Dimijian
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| Scientific Name | Sula nebouxii |
|---|---|
| Location | Isabela Island, Galapagos / Ecuador |
| Comments | Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Copyright |
© Selen Ediger
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Joseph W. Brown
University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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