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Genetic diversity and distribution patterns of diploid and polyploid hybrid water frog populations (Pelophylax esculentus complex) across Europe.
Molecular ecology - 1 Sept 2015
Hoffmann Alexandra, Plötner Jörg, Pruvost Nicolas B M, Christiansen Ditte G, Röthlisberger Sandra, Choleva Lukáš, Mikulíček Peter, Cogălniceanu Dan, Sas-Kovács István, Shabanov Dmitry, Morozov-Leonov Svyatoslav, Reyer Heinz-Ulrich
Abstract excerpt
Polyploidization is a rare yet sometimes successful way for animals to rapidly create geno- and phenotypes that may colonize new habitats and quickly adapt to environmental changes. In this study, we use water frogs of the Pelophylax esculentus complex, comprising two species (Pelophylax lessonae, genotype LL; Pelophylax ridibundus, RR) and various diploid (LR) and triploid (LLR, LRR) hybrid forms, summarized as...
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