Extensive natural hybridization between two geckos, Gekko tawaensis and Gekko japonicus (Reptilia: Squamata), throughout their broad sympatric area

Biochemical Genetics

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 1-17

  Toda, Mamoru ^a,c   Okada, Sumio ^b   Hikida, Tsutomu ^c   Ota, Hidetoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allozyme; Gekko; Hybrid index; Introgression; Natural hybridization

Indexed keywords

ALLOENZYME;

ARTICLE; GECKO; GEKKO JAPONICUS; GEKKO TAWAENSIS; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC CROSS; GENETIC SELECTION; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HYBRID; HYBRIDIZATION; INTROGRESSION; JAPAN; MORPHOLOGY; MOSAICISM; NATURAL HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; REPTILE; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SYMPATRY;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CHIMERA; ENZYMES; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; JAPAN; LIZARDS;

GEKKO; GEKKO JAPONICUS; GEKKONIDAE; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33745698354     PISSN: 00062928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10528-006-9010-9     Document Type: Article

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