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Intermediate Kinematics Produce Inferior Feeding Performance in a Classic Case of Natural Hybridization.
The American naturalist - 1 Dec 2015
McGee Matthew D, Reustle Joseph W, Oufiero Christopher E, Wainwright Peter C
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Selection on naturally occurring hybrid individuals is a key component of speciation theory, but few studies examine the functional basis of hybrid performance. We examine the functional consequences of hybridization in nature, using the freshwater sunfishes (Centrarchidae), where natural hybrids have been studied for more than a century and a half. We examined bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), green sunfish...
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