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Molecular phylogeny of Mentawai macaques: taxonomic and biogeographic implications.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Oct 2003
Roos Christian, Ziegler Thomas, Hodges J Keith, Zischler Hans, Abegg Christophe
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In order to elucidate the evolutionary history and taxonomy of the Mentawai macaques, we sequenced a 567 base pairs (bp) long fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene from 39 individuals representing pigtailed macaque populations from Siberut, Sipora, South Pagai, and Sumatra. Pairwise difference analyses carried out within and among populations have shown, that: (1) variation within populations is...
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