The convoluted evolutionary history of the capped-golden langur lineage (Cercopithecidae: Colobinae) – concatenation versus coalescent analyses [PDF]
AbstractEvolutionary studies have traditionally relied on concatenation based methods to reconstruct relationships from multiple markers. However, due to limitations of concatenation analyses, recent studies have proposed coalescent based methods to address evolutionary questions.
Arekar, Kunal +2 more
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Origination and extinction patterns of mammals in three Central Western Mediterranean islands from the Late Miocene to Quaternary. [PDF]
An overview of the population histories of three insular realms (Gargano palaeo-archipelago, Sardinia–Maritime Tuscany palaeobioprovince and the Sicilian insular complex) during the Late Miocene and Quaternary are here presented.
BONFIGLIO, L +3 more
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Colobinae evolution: Using GIS to map the distribution of leaf monkeys across Southeast Asia over time [PDF]
The Colobinae, or leaf monkeys, are distributed geographically across Africa and Asia. Colobinae are specialized arborealists and leaf eaters with sacculated stomachs, sheering teeth, reduced thumbs, and very mobile shoulders.
Day, Lisa M +2 more
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Os NUMTs como elementos móbiles: revisión do campo emerxente da numtoxénesis desde a perspectiva do xenoma humano [PDF]
[Resumen]: Los NumtS (del inglés, Nuclear Mitochondrial DNA Segments) son fragmentos de ADN mitocondrial que se han transferido al genoma nuclear donde se insertan a través de recombinación no homologa o unión de extremos no homólogos (NHEJ, en inglés ...
Blanco Remesar, David
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Lineage-specific accelerated sequences underlying primate evolution. [PDF]
Bi X +9 more
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Supervivencia de una pequeña población trasladada de Procolobus kirkii en la isla de Pemba [PDF]
A survey to evaluate the distribution of Procolobus kirkii on Pemba island (Tanzania) was conducted, 20 years after they had been translocated from Zanzibar in the Ngezi forest park.
Camperio Ciani, A. +2 more
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Primate Populations in Logged and Primary Forests of Sungai Lalang Forest Reserve, Selangor [PDF]
The primate study was conducted in Sungai Lalang Forest Reserve, Selangor. The objective of this study was to examine the characteristics of the primate populations in recently and old selectively logged forests, and to compare the populations with ...
Silang, Sundai
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Legal, Moral and Biological Implications of Poaching and Illegal Animal Trafficking on an International Scale [PDF]
Poaching and animal trafficking is a global issue in the areas of biology, morality and politics. This paper will discuss the different areas of impact as well as consider options for the prevention and alleviation of this ...
Pastor, Meghan A
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Since its initial discovery in 2010 in the Gaoligong Mountains on the Sino-Myanmar border, there remains no direct information on the feeding habits of the black snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus strykeri). This species is on the verge of extinction, with an estimated remaining population of 600 wild-collected plant species that were gathered from ...
Yin Yang +11 more
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The Evolution of Primate Societies - Chapter 3 [PDF]
Compared with other primates, New World monkeys display relatively limited ecological variability. New World monkey anatomy and social systems, however, are extremely diverse.
Di Fiore, Anthony +2 more
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