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Recent divergences and size decreases of eastern gorilla populations.
Biology letters - 1 Nov 2014
Roy Justin, Arandjelovic Mimi, Bradley Brenda J, Guschanski Katerina, Stephens Colleen R, Bucknell Dan, Cirhuza Henry, Kusamba Chifundera, Kyungu Jean Claude, Smith Vince, Robbins Martha M, Vigilant Linda
Abstract excerpt
Compared with other African apes, eastern gorillas (Gorilla beringei) have been little studied genetically. We used analysis of autosomal DNA genotypes obtained from non-invasively collected faecal samples to estimate the evolutionary histories of the two extant mountain gorilla populations and the closely related eastern lowland gorillas. Our results suggest that eastern lowland gorillas and mountain gorillas...
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