Natural formation of iris hybrids: Experimental evidence on the establishment of hybrid zones

Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2504-2509

  Hodges, Scott A ^a,b   Burke, John M ^a   Arnold, Michael L ^a  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene flow; introgression; reproductive isolation; secondary contact

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030498776     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1996.tb03636.x     Document Type: Article

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