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A phylogeographic investigation of the hybrid origin of a species of swordtail fish from Mexico.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 2012
Jones Julia C, Perez-Sato Juan-Antonio, Meyer Axel
Abstract excerpt
Hybrid speciation may contribute significantly to generating biodiversity, but only a few well-documented examples for it exist so far that do not involve polyploidization as a mechanism. The swordtail fish, Xiphophorus clemenciae, shows common hallmarks of a hybrid origin and still overlaps in its current geographic distribution with its putative ancestral species (Xiphophorus hellerii and Xiphophorus...
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