Hybridization between species has been crucial to the survival of Europe’s most threatened seabird (IMAGE)

University of Barcelona

Hybridization between species has been crucial to the survival of Europe’s most threatened seabird

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The new study reveals that hybridization between the Mediterranean shearwater and the Balearic shearwater — a seabird at critical risk of extinction — has been decisive in maintaining genetic diversity and facilitating the survival of the most threatened seabird in Europe. From left to right, experts Marta Riutort, Joan Ferrer Obiol, Guillem Izquierdo and Jacob González-Solís.

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UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA

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