Biogeography of the Amazon molly: ecological niche and range limits of an asexual hybrid species
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Aim To understand the relative contributions of environmental factors, dispersal limitations and the presence of sperm donors in determining the distribution of the Amazon molly (Poecilia formosa), a sperm-dependent unisexual fish species of hybrid origin. To explore niche similarities and/or differences between the hybrid and parental species. To evaluate whether large-scale abiotic factors can explain a successful introduction of both P. formosa and Poecilia latipinna.
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