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Genetic and phenotypic characterization of a hybrid zone between polyandrous Northern and Wattled Jacanas in Western Panama.
BMC evolutionary biology - 15 Nov 2014
Miller Matthew J, Lipshutz Sara E, Smith Neal G, Bermingham Eldredge
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BACKGROUND: Hybridization provides a unique perspective into the ecological, genetic and behavioral context of speciation. Hybridization is common in birds, but has not yet been reported among bird species with a simultaneously polyandrous mating system; a mating system where a single female defends a harem of males who provide nearly all parental care. Unlike simple polyandry, polyandrous mating is extremely...
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