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Limited genetic diversity in the critically endangered Mexican howler monkey (Alouatta palliata mexicana) in the Selva Zoque, Mexico.
Primates; journal of primatology - 1 Apr 2014
Dunn Jacob C, Shedden-González Aralisa, Cristóbal-Azkarate Jurgi, Cortés-Ortiz Liliana, Rodríguez-Luna Ernesto, Knapp Leslie A
Abstract excerpt
The Mexican howler monkey (Alouatta palliata mexicana) is a critically endangered primate, which is paleoendemic to Mexico. However, despite the potential significance of genetic data for its management and conservation, there have been no population genetic studies of this subspecies. To examine genetic diversity in the key remaining forest refuge for A. p. mexicana, the Selva Zoque, we amplified full-length...
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