Blurred lines: Scientific and legislative issues surrounding hybrids and conservation

• 来源期刊: 动物学报（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2015,（1）
• 页码范围: 128-131
• 页数: 4页
• 语种: 中文

摘要

1 Introduction Hybrids are the result of interbreeding between recognized taxonomic groups such as populations,species or subspecies.This special column focuses particularly on interspecific hybridization.The blurring of lines between neatly defined species causes both academic and practical problems,especially for those still attached to the long-outdated view of species as static,rather than dynamic,entities.Species designations become blurred when previously distinct species come into secondary contact,as well as when incipient species remain connected.by gene flow.Botanists are generally credited with tnderstanding the importance of hybridization as an evolutionary process that promotes adaptation and produces novel lineages,while zoologists have been characterized as holding to more eugenic views of hybridization polluting species integrity.