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Hybridization between escaped domestic and wild American mink (Neovison vison).
Molecular ecology - 1 Mar 2009
Kidd A G, Bowman J, Lesbarrères D, Schulte-Hostedde A I
Abstract excerpt
The release of domesticated organisms into natural populations may adversely affect these populations through predation, resource competition, and the introduction of disease. Additionally, the potential for hybridization between wild and domestic conspecifics is of great concern because it can alter the evolutionary integrity of the affected populations. Wild American mink (Neovison vison) populations may be...
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