Don't understand much but Wow! It will be interesting to receive some elementry clarification (in simple terms) on the difference between: Fully Viable Species & Standard Hybrid cheers -shyam ghate
--- On Sat, 8/6/11, Kishen Das <[email protected]> wrote: From: Kishen Das <[email protected]> Subject: [ButterflyIndia] FYI : Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail To: "Admin" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, August 6, 2011, 8:50 AM Some news about Dr. Kunte's work that might interest some of you. Kishen ---------------------------------- From:harrypav Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 10:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail news All: I have an update on the Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail, since so many of you have contacted me off-group for more information. Dr. Krushnamegh Kunte (Harvard) has completed his research project on the Papilio glaucus/canadensis/appalachiensis species group and his paper has been accepted for publication, though it won't be published until after August. The Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail (or "Appy" for short) is believed to be a rare case of "hybrid speciation" between two parent species (Eastern and Canadian Tigers), resulting in a fully-viable species (not your standard hybrid). But I'll let you read Dr. Kunte's summary yourself. Follow this link for a most interesting writeup: http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~kunte/PapilioGlaucus.htm Enjoy, Harry Pavulaan -- Enjoy
