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Conservation of the introgressed European water frog complex using molecular tools.
Molecular ecology - 1 Mar 2009
Holsbeek G, Maes G E, De Meester L, Volckaert F A M
Abstract excerpt
In Belgium, the Pelophylax esculentus complex has recently been subjected to multiple introductions of non-native water frogs, increasing the occurrence of hybridisation events. In the present study, we tested the reliability of morphometric and recently developed microsatellite tools to identify introgression and to determine the origin of exotic Belgian water frogs. By analysing 150 individuals of each taxon of...
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