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Evidence for mito-nuclear and sex-linked reproductive barriers between the hybrid Italian sparrow and its parent species.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jan 2014
Trier Cassandra N, Hermansen Jo S, Sætre Glenn-Peter, Bailey Richard I
Abstract excerpt
Studies of reproductive isolation between homoploid hybrid species and their parent species have rarely been carried out. Here we investigate reproductive barriers between a recently recognized hybrid bird species, the Italian sparrow Passer italiae and its parent species, the house sparrow P. domesticus and Spanish sparrow P. hispaniolensis. Reproductive barriers can be difficult to study in hybrid species due...
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