McKenzie L M, Cooper D W
Laboratory of Viral Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland, USA.
J Hered. 1997 Sep-Oct;88(5):398-400. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a023125.
Populations of tammar wallabies (Macropus eugenii) occur in southwest Western Australia and on five Australian offshore islands, four in Western Australia and one in South Australia. The South Australia and Western Australia populations have probably been isolated from each other for 50,000-100,000 years. Studies have shown that there are morphological and genetic differences between these populations. Attempts at mating individuals from Garden Island (Western Australia) with individuals from Kangaroo Island (South Australia) indicate that while the two populations can hybridize in captivity and F1 hybrids of both sexes are fertile, a barrier to successful reproduction between these two populations is in the initial stages of development.
帚尾岩袋鼠（Macropus eugenii）种群分布在西澳大利亚州西南部以及澳大利亚的五个近海岛屿上，其中四个在西澳大利亚州，一个在南澳大利亚州。南澳大利亚州和西澳大利亚州的种群可能已经彼此隔离了5万至10万年。研究表明，这些种群之间存在形态和基因差异。将来自花园岛（西澳大利亚州）的个体与来自袋鼠岛（南澳大利亚州）的个体进行交配的尝试表明，虽然这两个种群在圈养条件下可以杂交，且两性的F1代杂种都可育，但这两个种群之间成功繁殖的障碍正处于发展的初始阶段。
