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Hybridization between white-headed ducks and introduced ruddy ducks in Spain.
Molecular ecology - 1 Feb 2007
Muñoz-Fuentes V, Vilà C, Green A J, Negro J J, Sorenson M D
Abstract excerpt
The ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis, was introduced to Great Britain in the mid-20th century and has recently spread to other Western European countries. In Spain, ruddy ducks hybridize with the globally endangered white-headed duck, Oxyura leucocephala. We assessed the effects of hybridization on the Spanish white-headed ducks, which constitute 25% of the global population of this species, using a panel of eight...
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