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Interspecific hybridization and mitochondrial introgression in invasive carcinus shore crabs.
PloS one - 14 Mar 2011
Darling John A
Abstract excerpt
Interspecific hybridization plays an important role in facilitating adaptive evolutionary change. More specifically, recent studies have demonstrated that hybridization may dramatically influence the establishment, spread, and impact of invasive populations. In Japan, previous genetic evidence for the presence of two non-native congeners, the European green crab Carcinus maenas and the Mediterranean green crab C....
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