Biased geographical distribution of mitochondrial DNA that passed the species barrier from mountain hares to brown hares (genus Lepus): An effect of genetic incompatibility and mating behaviour?

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 258, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 299-306

  Thulin, Carl Gustaf ^a   Tegelström, Håkan ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hares; Hybridization; Introgression; Lepus; mtDNA; Selection

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HYBRIDIZATION; INCOMPATIBILITY; LAGOMORPH; MATING BEHAVIOR;

ALLOPATRY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA SCREENING; DNA TRANSFER; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC INCOMPATIBILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAPLOTYPE; HARE; INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDIZATION; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN; SYMPATRY;

LEPUS; LEPUS EUROPAEUS; LEPUS TIMIDUS;

EID: 0036853834     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836902001425     Document Type: Article

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