The dark side of hybridization: quantifying prevalence of anthropogenic introgression for conservation
Hybridization, the interbreeding of individuals from genetically distinct populations, has been
considered until recently a relatively rare event across animal species. However, it is with the
development of molecular techniques that hybrids have been increasingly detected, suggesting
hybridization may be a more widespread phenomenon than originally thought. Hybrids are not
necessarily less fit and, under given circumstances, they may also bear more successful adaptive traits