Is the new primate genus rungwecebus a baboon?

BACKGROUND: In 2005, a new primate species from Tanzania, the kipunji, was described and recognized as a member of the mangabey genus Lophocebus. However, molecular investigations based upon a number of papionins, including a limited sample of baboons of mainly unknown geographic origin, identified...

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Main Authors: Dietmar Zinner, Michael L Arnold, Christian Roos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2654078?pdf=render