>From: Christian.Michel at ulg.ac.be (Christian MICHEL)
>Subject: Re: Hybridization
>To: Kevin Jon Walters <walter27 at pilot.msu.edu>, elasmo-l at umassd.edu
>
>A (At) 15:32 5/02/97, Kevin Jon Walters ecrivait (wrote):
>>Hello Group,
>> I may be far off base even asking this question, but are there any known
>>occurrences of natural hybridization among elasmobranchs. Or perhaps I should
>>ask, is it even possible that a hybrid could occur. I realize differences
>>between species (oviparity v. viviparity, ect.) make hybrids seem
unlikely, but
>>just the same, does anyone have any info for me?
>>
>>Thanks,
>> --
>>Kevin Walters
>>email: walter27 at pilot.msu.edu
>>Michigan State University
>
>Hi Kevin
>
>Yes, I have some info
>
>We've here in presentation a lot of sharks from different species
>Last year, a female Chyloscyllium plagiosum lay eggs. As she never was
>before with a male of her species (only a male of Hemiscyllium ocellatum),
>we think that it was sterile eggs but a few of them hatch and we got two
>youngs.
>
>Autofecondation or hybrids : we are now rearing them and trying to find
>information about the problem, in order to publish datas, slides ...
>
>If somebody else can help us, we find it of great interest.
>
>Cordially
>
>Christian MICHEL
>Assistant curator
>
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