Hybridization between an endangered freshwater fish and an introduced congeneric species and consequent genetic introgression.

Artificial transplantation of organisms and consequent invasive hybridization can lead to the extinction of native species. In Matsuyama, Japan, a native bitterling fish, Tanakia lanceolata, is known to form hybrids with another bitterling species, T. limbata, which was recently introduced from west...

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Main Authors: Hiroki Hata, Yohsuke Uemura, Kaito Ouchi, Hideki Matsuba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212452