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![]() | Clayton, Dale H. | Swiftlets on islands: genetics and phylogeny of the Seychelles and Mascarene swiftlets | Populations on islands are isolated from mainland populations and are thus expected to diverge and speciate from mainland relatives. We investigated die phylogenetic position and taxonomic rank of the Seychelles and Mascarene swiftlets using nuclear (fibrinogen intron 7) and mitochondrial (cytochr... | Aerodramus Francicus; Aerodramus elaphrus; Collocalia; Apodidae; Cytochrome b; Fibrinogen intron 7; Echolocation; Seychelles; Mascarene Islands | 1999 |
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![]() | Clayton, Dale H. | Two new species of Dennyus (Ctenodennyus) lice (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from swiftlets (Apodiformes: Apodidae) | To date, only a single species of Dennyus (Ctenodennyus) has been described, this being D. (C.) spiniger Ewing from Cypseloides niger borealis (Kennedy), the northern black swift in North America. Through extensive collecting of lice by the junior author from swiftlets and through a loan of Bishop M... | Apodidae; Menoponidae; Ctenodennyus; Dennyus spiniger; Dennyus southwoodi; Dennyus elbeli | 1997 |