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Japan's 2011 tsunami sparked fish hybridization, but species boundaries largely held

Source: Phys.org · Published Sep 27, 2026, 10:00 PM

Japan's 2011 tsunami sparked fish hybridization, but species boundaries largely held Phys.org Rapid genome-wide purging following tsunami-induced hybridization in a stickleback population Nature The 2011 Japan Tsunami Created Hybrid Fish, But They Almost Completely Disappeared IFLScience

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