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Multilocus analysis of introgression between two sympatric sister species of Drosophila: Drosophila yakuba and D. santomea.
Genetics - 1 Sept 2005
Llopart Ana, Lachaise Daniel, Coyne Jerry A
Abstract excerpt
Drosophila yakuba is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, while D. santomea is endemic to the volcanic island of São Tomé in the Atlantic Ocean, 280 km west of Gabon. On São Tomé, D. yakuba is found mainly in open lowland forests, and D. santomea is restricted to the wet misty forests at higher elevations. At intermediate elevations, the species form a hybrid zone where hybrids occur at a frequency of...
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