Collinson, J. MartinDufour, PaulHamza, Abdulmaula A.Lawrie, YvonneElliott, MichaelBarlow, CliveCrochet, Pierre-Andre2018-03-112018-03-112017-06-01Collinson, J M, Dufour, P, Hamza, A A, Lawrie, Y, Elliott, M, Barlow, C & Crochet, P-A 2017, 'When morphology is not reflected by molecular phylogeny : the case of three ‘orange-billed terns’ Thalasseus maximus, T. bergii and T. bengalensis (Charadriiformes: Laridae).', Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 121, no. 2, blw049, pp. 439-445. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blw0490024-4066http://hdl.handle.net/2164/10159In The Gambia we would like to thank The Director of Department Park and Wildlife Management, Mr Lamin Gassama, for access to the Bijol Islands. We thank staff of Tanji Bird Reserve and Mr Mawdo Jallow, Research and Development, who facilitated the export document for research materials. We thank Jan Veen for information on Senegalese colonies. We thank the reviewers whose helpful comments lead to very significant improvements in the paper.71136972engmtDNAmolecular phylogenySternaSterninaeThe GambiaRoyal TernThalasseusLesser Crested TernQH301 BiologyQH301When morphology is not reflected by molecular phylogeny : the case of three ‘orange-billed terns’ Thalasseus maximus, T. bergii and T. bengalensis (Charadriiformes: Laridae).Journal article10.1093/biolinnean/blw0491212