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Cytonuclear genetics of experimental fish hybrid zones inside Biosphere 2.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 24 May 1994
Scribner K T, Avise J C
Abstract excerpt
Two species of mosquitofish (family Poeciliidae) known to hybridize in nature were introduced into freshwater habitats inside Biosphere 2, and their population genetics were monitored after 2 years. Within four to six generations, nuclear and cytoplasmic markers characteristic of Gambusia holbrooki had risen greatly in frequency, although some Gambusia affinis alleles and haplotypes were retained primarily in...
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