Hobbs, Jean-Paul A., van Herwerden, Lynne, Pratchett, Morgan S., and Allen, Gerald R. (2014) Hybridisation among butterflyfishes. In: Pratchett , Morgan S., Berumen , Michael L., and Kapoor , B.G., (eds.) Biology of Butterflyfishes. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA, pp. 48-69.

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Abstract

[Extract] Hybridisation is defined as the interbreeding of individuals from two distinct populations (sensu stricto species), which are distinguishable on the basis of one or more heritable characters, following Harrison (1993). Hybrids have been recognised, based on intergrading of characteristic features from parent species, since at least the 1700's and have been documented among plants, corals, gastropods, crustaceans, insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals and fish (Barton and Hewitt, 1985; Schwenk, 1993; Bieme et al., 2003; van Oppen and Gates, 2006). At least 10% of animals and 25% of plant species are known to hybridise, although the true proportion is probably higher because hybridisation often goes unnoticed (Mallet, 2005, 2007). The fact that hybridisation is not a rare phenomenon but occurs in a considerable proportion of species, presents a significant challenge to the fundamental biological definition of a species (Barton and Hewitt, 1985; Mallet, 2005).

Item ID:	28781
Item Type:	Book Chapter (Research - B1)
ISBN:	978-1-4665-8289-7
Date Deposited:	27 Feb 2014 04:59
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