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Variation in phenotype, parasite load and male competitive ability across a cryptic hybrid zone.
PloS one - 25 May 2009
Stuart-Fox Devi, Godinho Raquel, Goüy de Bellocq Joëlle, Irwin Nancy R, Brito José Carlos, Moussalli Adnan, Siroký Pavel, Hugall Andrew F, Baird Stuart J E
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BACKGROUND: Molecular genetic studies are revealing an increasing number of cryptic lineages or species, which are highly genetically divergent but apparently cannot be distinguished morphologically. This observation gives rise to three important questions: 1) have these cryptic lineages diverged in phenotypic traits that may not be obvious to humans; 2) when cryptic lineages come into secondary contact, what are...
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