Article
Genetic and morphological evidence for introgression between three species of willows.
BMC evolutionary biology - 16 Sept 2015
Fogelqvist Johan, Verkhozina Alla V, Katyshev Alexander I, Pucholt Pascal, Dixelius Christina, Rönnberg-Wästljung Ann Christin, Lascoux Martin, Berlin Sofia
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hybridization and introgression are said to occur relatively frequently in plants, and in particular among different species of willows. However, data on the actual frequency of natural hybridization and introgression is rare. Here, we report the first fine-scale genetic analysis of a contact zone shared between the three basket willow species, Salix dasyclados, S. schwerinii and S. viminalis in the...
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