Variation in phenotype, parasite load and male competitive ability across a cryptic hybrid zone.

Molecular genetic studies are revealing an increasing number of cryptic lineages or species, which are highly genetically divergent but apparently cannot be distinguished morphologically. This observation gives rise to three important questions: 1) have these cryptic lineages diverged in phenotypic...

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Main Authors: Devi Stuart-Fox, Raquel Godinho, Joëlle Goüy de Bellocq, Nancy R Irwin, José Carlos Brito, Adnan Moussalli, Pavel Siroký, Andrew F Hugall, Stuart J E Baird
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2682578?pdf=render