<span style="font-family:Verdana;">The White-breasted Thrasher (</span><i><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Ramphocinclus</span></i><span> <i&...<span style="font-family:Verdana;">The White-breasted Thrasher (</span><i><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Ramphocinclus</span></i><span> <i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">brachyurus</span></i><span></span></span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">) is the smallest passerine bird in the Mimids family.</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Ranked as “endangered” in the IUCN list, the demographic distribution of this species is spread unevenly across two islands in the Lesser Antilles. The Saint-Lucian subspecies, <i></i></span><i><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Ramphocinclus</span></i><span> <i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">brachyurus</span></i> <i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">sanctaeluciae</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, was estimated to number between 1200 and 1700 individuals, whereas the Martinique subspecies, <i></i></span><i><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Ramphocinclus</span></i><span> <i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">brachyurus</span></i> <i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">brachyurus</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, was estimated at between 200 and 400 individuals. As an endemic rare species with a high risk of extinction, the Martinique subspecies should be regarded as a conservation priority. The small size of the Martinique subspecies population, its restricted geographical range, and its narrow habitat tolerance make it quite difficult to study. The variability of morphological traits in this subspecies has not been biostatistically analyzed recently. In</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> order to update knowledge and fill in any gaps, we have used the morphometric approach to study the morphological variability of the Martinique subspecies. The study site is a small peninsula located in the northeast of t</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">he island of Martinique (French West Indies) known as “la Carave展开更多
文摘<span style="font-family:Verdana;">The White-breasted Thrasher (</span><i><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Ramphocinclus</span></i><span> <i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">brachyurus</span></i><span></span></span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">) is the smallest passerine bird in the Mimids family.</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Ranked as “endangered” in the IUCN list, the demographic distribution of this species is spread unevenly across two islands in the Lesser Antilles. The Saint-Lucian subspecies, <i></i></span><i><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Ramphocinclus</span></i><span> <i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">brachyurus</span></i> <i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">sanctaeluciae</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, was estimated to number between 1200 and 1700 individuals, whereas the Martinique subspecies, <i></i></span><i><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Ramphocinclus</span></i><span> <i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">brachyurus</span></i> <i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">brachyurus</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, was estimated at between 200 and 400 individuals. As an endemic rare species with a high risk of extinction, the Martinique subspecies should be regarded as a conservation priority. The small size of the Martinique subspecies population, its restricted geographical range, and its narrow habitat tolerance make it quite difficult to study. The variability of morphological traits in this subspecies has not been biostatistically analyzed recently. In</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> order to update knowledge and fill in any gaps, we have used the morphometric approach to study the morphological variability of the Martinique subspecies. The study site is a small peninsula located in the northeast of t</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">he island of Martinique (French West Indies) known as “la Carave
