Genetic, vocal, and body size divergence across the Northern Peruvian Low supports two species within the Masked Flowerpiercer (Diglossa cyanea)
S. C. Martinez-Gomez, C. E. Lara, J. V. Remsen, R. T. Brumfield, A. M. Cuervo
The paper finds genetic, vocal, and body size divergence between two populations of the Masked Flowerpiercer separated by the Northern Peruvian Low, supporting their classification as separate species.
bioRxiv · May 18, 2022Evolutionary Biology