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Disentangling Timing of Admixture, Patterns of Introgression, and Phenotypic Indicators in a Hybridizing Wolf Population.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Sept 2017
Galaverni Marco, Caniglia Romolo, Pagani Luca, Fabbri Elena, Boattini Alessio, Randi Ettore
Abstract excerpt
Hybridization is a natural or anthropogenic process that can deeply affect the genetic make-up of populations, possibly decreasing individual fitness but sometimes favoring local adaptations. The population of Italian wolves (Canis lupus), after protracted demographic declines and isolation, is currently expanding in anthropic areas, with documented cases of hybridization with stray domestic dogs. However,...
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