The origin of the parrotfish species Scarus compressus in the Tropical Eastern Pacific: region-wide hybridization between ancient species pairs

The origin of the parrotfish species Scarus compressus in the Tropical Eastern Pacific: region-wide hybridization between ancient species pairs

Abstract Background In the Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP), four species of parrotfishes with complex phylogeographic histories co-occur in sympatry on rocky reefs from Baja California to Ecuador: Scarus compressus, S. ghobban, S. perrico, and S. rubroviolaceus. The most divergent, S. perrico, separa...

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Main Authors: David B. Carlon, D. Ross Robertson, Robert L. Barron, John Howard Choat, David J. Anderson, Sonja A. Schwartz, Carlos A. Sánchez-Ortiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Gene flow
Hybridisation
Introgression
Mating systems
Parrotfish
Postmating isolation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-020-01731-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-020-01731-3

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