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Plant introductions, hybridization and gene flow.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 29 Jun 2003
Abbott Richard J, James Juliet K, Milne Richard I, Gillies Amanda C M
Abstract excerpt
Many regional floras contain a high proportion of recently introduced plant species. Occasionally, hybridization between an introduced species and another species (introduced or native) can result in interspecific gene flow. This may occur even in instances where the F(1) hybrid shows very high sterility, but occasionally produces a few viable gametes. We provide examples of gene flow occurring between some...
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