Increased genetic marker density reveals high levels of admixture between red deer and introduced Japanese sika in Kintyre, Scotland

Increased genetic marker density reveals high levels of admixture between red deer and introduced Japanese sika in Kintyre, Scotland

Abstract Hybridization is a natural process at species range boundaries, but increasing numbers of species are hybridizing due to direct or indirect human activities. In such cases of anthropogenic hybridization, subsequent introgression can threaten the survival of native species. To date, many suc...

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Main Authors: S. Eryn McFarlane, Darren C. Hunter, Helen V. Senn, Stephanie L. Smith, Rebecca Holland, Jisca Huisman, Josephine M. Pemberton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-02-01
Series:Evolutionary Applications
Subjects:
admixture
ancestry informative markers
anthropogenic hybridization
C. nippon
Cervus elaphus
diagnostic markers
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12880

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https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12880

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