Hybridization between two closely related species is a natural evolutionary process that
results in an admixture of previously isolated gene pools. The exchange of genes between …

Phylogenetic relationships, divergence times, and patterns of biogeographic descent among
primate species are both complex and contentious. Here, we generate a robust molecular …

Gibbons in China represent the northernmost margin of present day gibbon species
distribution (around N25∘). Compared to tropical habitats, northern gibbon habitats are …

Primates, the mammalian order including our own species, comprise 480 species in 78
genera. Thus, they represent the third largest of the 18 orders of eutherian mammals …

We describe a species of Hoolock gibbon (Primates: Hylobatidae) that is new to science
from eastern Myanmar and southwestern China. The genus of hoolock gibbons comprises …

Background Colobine monkeys constitute a diverse group of primates with major radiations
in Africa and Asia. However, phylogenetic relationships among genera are under debate …

Extinction events typically represent extended processes of decline that cannot be
reconstructed using short-term studies. Long-term archives are necessary to determine past …

Molecular phylogeographic studies have recently begun to elucidate how plant species from
the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) and adjacent regions responded to the Quaternary …

The phylogenetic relationships among extant gibbon species remain unresolved despite
numerous efforts using morphological, behavorial, and genetic data and the sequencing of …

Background Gibbons or small apes are, next to great apes, our closest living relatives, and
form the most diverse group of contemporary hominoids. A characteristic trait of gibbons is …