Natural hybridization and limited introgression between the crested newts Triturus cristatus and T. dobrogicus (Caudata: Salamandridae) in Slovakia

Biologia - Section Zoology

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL. 15, 2004, Pages 211-218

  Mikulíček, Peter ^a,b   Kautman, Ján ^c   Zavadil, Vít ^d   Piálek, Jaroslav ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

^c Slovak National Museum   (Slovakia)

^d Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Carpathians; Ecological differentiation; Gene flow; Hybrid classes; Hybrid zone; Parapatric distribution; RAPD

Indexed keywords

CAUDATA; SALAMANDRIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA; TRITURUS CRISTATUS; TRITURUS DOBROGICUS;

EID: 33751341282     PISSN: 13356380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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