PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF THE MALLARD (ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS): HYBRIDIZATION, DISPERSAL, AND LINEAGE SORTING CONTRIBUTE TO COMPLEX GEOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We thank V. B. Fedorov, D. Haukos, K. E. Omland, and G. Proudfoot for their useful comments and suggestions. We also thank the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Coast Guard Kodiak Base and Loran Station Attu, and U.S. Air Force Eareckson Air Station for logistical support. Tissues for this study were provided by the Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Washington Burke Museum, University of Alaska Museum, and USFWS. We thank C. Nicolai and other collectors and providers of specimens. This study was funded by grants from the Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (FEB RAS 03-3-G-06-055), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA-ARS 58-6612-8-022), National Geographic Society, Delta Waterfowl Foundation, and the Institute of Arctic Biology and Alaska EPSCoR (NSF EPS-0092040) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

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