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Hybrid origin of European Vipers (Vipera magnifica and Vipera orlovi) from the Caucasus determined using genomic scale DNA markers.
BMC evolutionary biology - 12 Apr 2016
Zinenko Oleksandr, Sovic Michael, Joger Ulrich, Gibbs H Lisle
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BACKGROUND: Studying patterns of introgression can illuminate the role of hybridization in speciation, and help guide decisions relevant to the conservation of rare taxa. Vipera magnifica and Vipera orlovi are small vipers that have high conservation status due to their rarity and restricted distributions in an area of the Caucasus region where two other related species are present - V. kaznakovi and V. renardi....
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