Hybridization and back-crossing in giant petrels (Macronectes giganteus and M. halli) at Bird Island, South Georgia, and a summary of hybridization in seabirds.

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Ruth M Brown, N M S Mareile Techow, Andrew G Wood, Richard A Phillips
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Bird Island; Giganteus; Giant Petrel; Giant Petrels; Macronectes giganteus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121688; https://doaj.org/article/408ab4f0d2ca4276a6a7da19148fdcb3

Hybridization in natural populations provides an opportunity to study the evolutionary processes that shape divergence and genetic isolation of species. The emergence of pre-mating barriers is often the precursor to complete reproductive isolation. However, in recently diverged species, pre-mating b...