First record of hybridization in the Hawaiian Honeycreepers: Iiwi (Vestiaria coccinea) X Apapane (Hismatione sanguinea)
- Author:
- Knowlton, Jessie L., Flaspohler, David J., Mcinerney, N. C. Rotzel, Fleischer, Robert C.
- Title:
- First record of hybridization in the Hawaiian Honeycreepers: Iiwi (Vestiaria coccinea) X Apapane (Hismatione sanguinea)
- Periodical:
- The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
- Year:
- 2014
- Volume:
- 126
- Pages:
- 562-568
- Subject:
- Iiwi Vestiaria coccinea Apanane Himatione sanguinea sanguinea Hawaiian honeycreepers
- Summary:
- No hybridizations across honeycreeper species have ever been confirmed. A hybridization between two Hawaiian honeycreeper species, the Iiwi and Apapane, is reported here. This discovery is important in light of recent evidence that hybridization plays an important role in speciation and genetic diversity in both plants and animals.
- Label:
- Birds - General
- Date:
- 2014
- Collection:
- Periodicals