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Conservation of hybrid plants
Citation
Whitham, TG and Morrow, PA and Potts, BM, Conservation of hybrid plants, Science, 254, (5033) pp. 779-780. ISSN 0036-8075 (1991) [Letter or Note in Journal]
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Copyright 2008 American Association for the Advancement of Science
DOI: doi:10.1126/science.254.5033.779-b
Abstract
There is currently considerable debate
about the treatment of natural hybrids in
conservation legislation. The "hybrid policy"
recently advocated by Stephen J. O'Brien and
Ernst Mayr (Perspective, 8 Mar. 1991, p.
1187) is to 'discourage hybridization between
species." This policy is based on examples of
animals in which hybridization is thought
not to have played a significant evolutionary
role. In contrast, we argue that plant hybrid
zones are hot spots of ecological and evolutionary
activity and should be conserved.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Letter or Note in Journal |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Environmental Sciences |
| Research Group: | Environmental management |
| Research Field: | Conservation and biodiversity |
| Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
| Objective Group: | Management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments |
| Objective Field: | Protection and conservation of Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments |
| UTAS Author: | Potts, BM (Professor Brad Potts) |
| ID Code: | 87383 |
| Year Published: | 1991 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 77 |
| Deposited By: | Plant Science |
| Deposited On: | 2013-11-14 |
| Last Modified: | 2022-12-15 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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