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Becoming pure: identifying generational classes of admixed individuals within lesser and greater scaup populations.
Molecular ecology - 1 Feb 2016
Lavretsky Philip, Peters Jeffrey L, Winker Kevin, Bahn Volker, Kulikova Irina, Zhuravlev Yuri N, Wilson Robert E, Barger Chris, Gurney Kirsty, McCracken Kevin G
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Estimating the frequency of hybridization is important to understand its evolutionary consequences and its effects on conservation efforts. In this study, we examined the extent of hybridization in two sister species of ducks that hybridize. We used mitochondrial control region sequences and 3589 double-digest restriction-associated DNA sequences (ddRADseq) to identify admixture between wild lesser scaup (Aythya...
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