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Origin and number of founders in an introduced insular primate: estimation from nuclear genetic data.
Molecular ecology - 1 Feb 2008
Bonhomme M, Blancher A, Cuartero S, Chikhi L, Crouau-Roy B
Abstract excerpt
Cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis) were introduced on the island of Mauritius between 400 and 500 years ago and underwent a strong population expansion after a probable initial founding event. However, in practice, little is known of the geographical origin of the individuals that colonized the island, on how many individuals were introduced, and of whether the following demographic expansion erased any...
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