When homoplasy mimics hybridization: a case study of Cape hakes (Merluccius capensis and M. paradoxus)

In the marine environment, an increasing number of studies have documented introgression and hybridization using genetic markers. Hybridization appears to occur preferentially between sister-species, with the probability of introgression decreasing with an increase in evolutionary divergence. Except...

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Main Authors: Romina Henriques, Sophie von der Heyden, Conrad A. Matthee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-03-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/1827.pdf