Introgressive hybridization and the evolutionary history of the herring gull complex revealed by mitochondrial and nuclear DNA

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Based on extensive mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence data, we previously showed that the model of speciation among species of herring gull (<it>Larus argentatus</it>) complex was not that of a ring species, but most like...

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Auteurs principaux: Zhang Jun, Ritz Markus S, Liebers-Helbig Dorit, Sternkopf Viviane, Helbig Andreas J, de Knijff Peter
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: BMC 2010-11-01
Collection:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Accès en ligne:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/348