Mechanism and Consequences of Hybridization in Sparrows Passer

IN the summer of 1967 in Wytham near Oxford, I induced house sparrows Passer domesticus to rear young tree sparrows P. montanus , and vice versa, by exchanging freshly laid clutches of the two species in nestboxes. Details of this experiment will be discussed elsewhere.

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Published in:Nature (London) 1969-04, Vol.222 (5189), p.179-180
Main Author: CHEKE, A. S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Animals, Newborn
Birds
Copulation
Critical Period (Psychology)
Female
Humanities and Social Sciences
Hybridization, Genetic
letter
Male
multidisciplinary
Nesting Behavior
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Sexual Behavior, Animal
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Summary:IN the summer of 1967 in Wytham near Oxford, I induced house sparrows Passer domesticus to rear young tree sparrows P. montanus , and vice versa, by exchanging freshly laid clutches of the two species in nestboxes. Details of this experiment will be discussed elsewhere.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/222179a0