Comment on Jukema et al. (2015), “Geographic variation in morphometrics, molt, and migration suggests ongoing subspeciation in Pacific Golden-Plovers (Pluvialis fulva)”

Jukema and colleagues published in The Auk a study dealing with geographic variation within the Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva). We highlight a taxonomic problem created unwittingly by the last sentence of their article, in which the authors suggest a new name for the Siberian population.

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Published in:The Auk 2016-04, Vol.133 (2), p.129-130
Main Authors: Cibois, Alice, Sheldon, Frederick H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal behavior
Biological variation
Birds
COMMENTARY
geographical variation
molting
morphometry
new subspecies
nomen novum
nomenclature
Pacific Golden-Plover
Taxonomy
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Summary:Jukema and colleagues published in The Auk a study dealing with geographic variation within the Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva). We highlight a taxonomic problem created unwittingly by the last sentence of their article, in which the authors suggest a new name for the Siberian population.
ISSN:0004-8038
1938-4254
1938-4254
2732-4613
DOI:10.1642/AUK-15-202.1