How Evolution Creates Hybrid Animals

Right now coyotes, wolves, and dogs are creating a hybrid canine. How does this happen in the wild?

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“Hybridization  between  differentiated  lineages  can  have  many different  consequences  depending  on  fitness  variation  among hybrid offspring. When introduced organisms hybridize with natives, the ensuing evolutionary dynamics may substantially complicate  conservation  decisions.”

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