Tag: Anas castanea

A tangled tale of two teal: population history of the chestnut teal Anas castanea and grey teal Anas gracilis of Australia

Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea) Science Article 1 abstract Two Australian species of teal (Anseriformes: Anatidae: Anas), the grey teal Anas gracilis and the chestnut teal A. castanea, are remarkable for the zero or near-zero divergence recorded between them in earlier surveys of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) diversity. We confirmed this result through wider geographical and population […]