Population genetic structure and evolutionary history of Bale monkeys (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis) in the southern Ethiopian Highlands

Population genetic structure and evolutionary history of Bale monkeys (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis) in the southern Ethiopian Highlands

Abstract Background Species with a restricted geographic distribution, and highly specialized habitat and dietary requirements, are particularly vulnerable to extinction. The Bale monkey (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis) is a little-known arboreal, bamboo-specialist primate endemic to the southern Ethiopi...

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Main Authors: Addisu Mekonnen, Eli K. Rueness, Nils Chr. Stenseth, Peter J. Fashing, Afework Bekele, R. Adriana Hernandez-Aguilar, Rose Missbach, Tanja Haus, Dietmar Zinner, Christian Roos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Primates
Genetic diversity
Hybridization
Gene flow
Mitochondrial DNA
Habitat fragmentation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-018-1217-y

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