New Evidences of Mitochondrial DNA Heteroplasmy by Putative Paternal Leakage between the Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca) and the Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar).

The rock partridge, Alectoris graeca, is a polytypic species declining in Italy mostly due to anthropogenic causes, including the massive releases of the closely related allochthonous chukar partridge Alectoris chukar which produced the formation of hybrids. Molecular approaches are fundamental for...

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Main Authors: Andrea Gandolfi, Barbara Crestanello, Anna Fagotti, Francesca Simoncelli, Stefania Chiesa, Matteo Girardi, Eleonora Giovagnoli, Carla Marangoni, Ines Di Rosa, Livia Lucentini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5256862?pdf=render