International trade in exotic pets is an important and increasing driver of biodiversity loss
and often compromises the standards required for good animal welfare. We systematically …

While investigating the genetic structure in wild bonobos, 1 we realized that the widely
accepted scenario positing that the Pleistocene appearance of the Congo River separated …

Type material is the taxonomic device that ties formal names to the physical specimens that
serve as exemplars for the species. For the prokaryotes these are strains submitted to the …

Quantifying ecological condition, notably the extent of forest degradation is important for
understanding and designing measures to protect biodiversity and enhancing the capacity …

This situation analysis was undertaken to inform responses to several resolutions made at
the 5th World Conservation Congress in 2012 about the plight of large vertebrates in West …

In recent years, hybridization has gained recognition as an important creative force in
primate evolution. The exchange of genetic material between species provides genetic …

Abstract Whilst the Congo Basin contains one of the world's largest fluvial systems, little is
known about the basin's geomorphic evolution during the Cenozoic. The basin's drainage …

Hybridization and introgression are widespread in nature, with important implications for
adaptation and speciation. Since heterogametic hybrids often have lower fitness than …

A newly discovered fossil monkey (AUH 1321) from the Baynunah Formation, Emirate of
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, is important in a number of distinct ways. At∼ 6.5–8.0 Ma …

Habitat disturbance has caused a global decline in populations of frugivores, with critical
consequences for seed dispersal. Large-seeded plants are especially threatened as they …