Natural Hybridization and Evolution

Natural Hybridization and Evolution
ISBN-10
0195099753
ISBN-13
9780195099751
Category
Science
Pages
215
Language
English
Published
1997-01-30
Publisher
Oxford University Press on Demand
Author
Michael L. Arnold

Description

This study includes data from sources which support the paradigm of natural hybridization as an important evolutionary process. It presents evidence of a significant role for natural hybridization in furthering adaptive evolution and evolutionary diversification in both plants and animals.

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