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Transient hybridization, not homoploid hybrid speciation, between ancient and deeply divergent conifers.
American journal of botany - 1 Feb 2016
Worth James R P, Larcombe Matthew J, Sakaguchi Shota, Marthick James R, Bowman David M J S, Ito Motomi, Jordan Gregory J
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PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Homoploid hybrid speciation is receiving growing attention due the increasing recognition of its role in speciation. We investigate if individuals intermediate in morphology between the two species of the conifer genus Athrotaxis represent a homoploid hybrid species, A. laxifolia, or are spontaneous F1 hybrids. METHODS: A total of 1055 individuals of Athrotaxis cupressoides and A....
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