Article
Assessing the genetic landscape of a contact zone: the case of European hare in northeastern Greece.
Genetica - 1 Mar 2013
Antoniou Aglaia, Magoulas Antonios, Platis Petros, Kotoulas Georgios
Abstract excerpt
The European hare populations of the Balkan Peninsula comprise two divergent phylogenetic lineages with discrete geographical distribution slightly overlapping in the area of northeastern Greece and Bulgaria. Here we elucidate their contact zone, by defining the spatial distributional pattern of the two highly divergent groups, detecting individuals of hybrid origin, and identifying genetic barriers present in...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
