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Riverine effects on mitochondrial structure of Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) at two spatial scales.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 2008
Jalil M F, Cable J, Sinyor J, Lackman-Ancrenaz I, Ancrenaz M, Bruford M W, Goossens B
Abstract excerpt
We examined mitochondrial DNA control region sequences of 73 Kinabatangan orangutans to test the hypothesis that the phylogeographical structure of the Bornean orangutan is influenced by riverine barriers. The Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary contains one of the most northern populations of orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) on Borneo and is bisected by the Kinabatangan River, the longest river in Sabah. Orang-utan...
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