Hybridization and Back-Crossing in Giant Petrels (Macronectes giganteus and M. halli) at Bird Island, South Georgia, and a Summary of Hybridization in Seabirds

Ruth M. Brown; N. M. S. Mareile Techow; Andrew G. Wood; Richard A. Phillips

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0121688

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Hybridization and Back-Crossing in Giant Petrels (Macronectes giganteus and M. halli) at Bird Island, South Georgia, and a Summary of Hybridization in Seabirds

Ruth M. Brown,

Affiliation Ecosystems Programme, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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N. M. S. Mareile Techow,

Affiliation Percy FitzPatrick Institute, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Andrew G. Wood,

Affiliation Ecosystems Programme, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Richard A. Phillips

* E-mail: raphil@bas.ac.uk

Affiliation Ecosystems Programme, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Hybridization and Back-Crossing in Giant Petrels (Macronectes giganteus and M. halli) at Bird Island, South Georgia, and a Summary of Hybridization in Seabirds

Ruth M. Brown,
N. M. S. Mareile Techow,
Andrew G. Wood,
Richard A. Phillips

Published: March 27, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121688

About the Authors

Ruth M. Brown

Affiliation Ecosystems Programme, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom

N. M. S. Mareile Techow

Affiliation Percy FitzPatrick Institute, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Andrew G. Wood

Affiliation Ecosystems Programme, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Richard A. Phillips

* E-mail: raphil@bas.ac.uk

Affiliation Ecosystems Programme, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AGW RAP. Performed the experiments: RMB NMSMT AGW RAP. Analyzed the data: RMB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NMSMT. Wrote the paper: RMB.

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