Genetic characteristics of an introduced population of Bombina bombina (Linnaeus, 1761) (Amphibia: Bombinatoridae) in Moselle, France

The fire-bellied toad Bombina bombina has recently been introduced in Moselle, north-eastern France, in an area where the yellow-bellied toad Bombina variegata occurs naturally. Both species hybridize in a wide area throughout Europe where their distribution overlaps. Therefore, there is a risk of i...

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Main Authors: Jean-Pierre Vacher, Damien Aumaitre, Sylvain Ursenbacher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2020-05-01
Series:Acta Herpetologica
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Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/7648