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Hybridization between mouse lemurs in an ecological transition zone in southern Madagascar.
Molecular ecology - 1 Feb 2009
Gligor M, Ganzhorn J U, Rakotondravony D, Ramilijaona O R, Razafimahatratra E, Zischler H, Hapke A
Abstract excerpt
Hybrid zones in ecotones can be useful model systems for the study of evolutionary processes that shape the distribution and discreteness of species. Such studies could be important for an improved understanding of the complex biogeography of Madagascar, which is renowned for its outstanding degree of small-scale endemism. Certain forest remnants in central Madagascar indicate that transitional corridors across...
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