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Population genetic structure and evolutionary history of Bale monkeys (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis) in the southern Ethiopian Highlands.
BMC evolutionary biology - 10 Jul 2018
Mekonnen Addisu, Rueness Eli K, Stenseth Nils Chr, Fashing Peter J, Bekele Afework, Hernandez-Aguilar R Adriana, Missbach Rose, Haus Tanja, Zinner Dietmar, Roos Christian
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BACKGROUND: Species with a restricted geographic distribution, and highly specialized habitat and dietary requirements, are particularly vulnerable to extinction. The Bale monkey (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis) is a little-known arboreal, bamboo-specialist primate endemic to the southern Ethiopian Highlands. While most Bale monkeys inhabit montane forests dominated by bamboo, some occupy forest fragments where bamboo...
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