Hybridisation, and the Conservation of the Grey Duck in New Zealand

摘要: 17 Introduction 21 Hybridisation in animals: the historical view 22 a paradigm shift 23 as natural evolutionary process The wide range of consequences hybridisation 25 Exogenous and endogenous selection 27 Introgression: matter direction amount 28 Consequences at population level 29 Transfer adaptations 30 Non-genetic aspects: overlooked understudied 31 facultative, adaptive response Hybrid speciation 32 conservation issue 33 diverse issues with hybrids 35 swarms 36 Setting guidelines 38 waterfowl 39 mallard grey duck New Zealand 42 A history 43 Prior studies aiming to understand causes 44 aims this thesis 45 structure 47 References 48