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Titre :
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Intergeneric hybridization between Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus and Whinchat Saxicola rubetra revealed by molecular analyses (2015)
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Auteurs :
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Silje Hogner, Auteur ;
Albert Burgas Riera, Auteur ;
Margrethe Wold, Auteur ;
Jan T. Lifjeld, Auteur ;
Arild Johnsen, Auteur
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Journal of Ornithology (156(3) 2015/02/11)
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Article en page(s) :
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829-836
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Résumé :
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Hybridization between members of different genera is relatively rare in nature. Here, we present the first molecular evidence of an intergeneric hybrid within the avian Muscicapidae family. The suspected hybrid was captured at Lista Bird Observatory, Norway, in September 2013. Molecular analysis of the mitochondrial COI gene showed that the mother of the hybrid was a Whinchat, while two intronic sequences revealed that the father was a Common Redstart. Molecular sexing showed that the hybrid was a male. A detailed phenotypic description of the hybrid is presented together with the parental species. Documenting hybridization is increasingly feasible using molecular methods and provides important information to studies of species borders, reproductive barriers and the process of speciation. We emphasize the importance of securing solid documentation (photos and morphometrics) and DNA samples (from feathers or blood) whenever suspected hybrids are captured in the wild.
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En ligne :
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http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10336-015-1165-x
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