Spatially explicit Bayesian clustering models in population genetics

O François, E Durand - Molecular Ecology Resources, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
This article reviews recent developments in Bayesian algorithms that explicitly include
geographical information in the inference of population structure. Current models …

Giant pandas are not an evolutionary cul-de-sac: evidence from multidisciplinary research

F Wei, Y Hu, L Yan, Y Nie, Q Wu… - Molecular biology and …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is one of the world's most endangered mammals
and remains threatened by environmental and anthropogenic pressure. It is commonly …

Why replication is important in landscape genetics: American black bear in the Rocky Mountains

RA Short Bull, SA Cushman, R Mace… - Molecular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated how landscape features influence gene flow of black bears by testing the
relative support for 36 alternative landscape resistance hypotheses, including isolation by …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic analysis of snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus) identifies genes and processes related to high-altitude adaptation

LI Yu, GD Wang, J Ruan, YB Chen, CP Yang, X Cao… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
The snub-nosed monkey genus Rhinopithecus includes five closely related species
distributed across altitudinal gradients from 800 to 4,500 m. Rhinopithecus bieti …

Inferring population decline and expansion from microsatellite data: a simulation-based evaluation of the Msvar method

C Girod, R Vitalis, R Leblois, H Fréville - Genetics, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Reconstructing the demographic history of populations is a central issue in evolutionary
biology. Using likelihood-based methods coupled with Monte Carlo simulations, it is now …

[HTML][HTML] Functional convergence of Yunnan snub-nosed monkey and bamboo-eating panda gut microbiomes revealing the driving by dietary flexibility on mammal gut …

W **a, G Liu, D Wang, H Chen, L Zhu, D Li - Computational and Structural …, 2022 - Elsevier
The gut microbiomes of non-human primates have received a great deal of attention due to
their close relationship to humans. In recent years, these studies have mainly focused on the …

Landscape resistance influences effective dispersal of endangered golden lion tamarins within the Atlantic Forest

AM Moraes, CR Ruiz-Miranda, PM Galetti Jr… - Biological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Habitat fragmentation threatens tropical rainforests, which can significantly hinder dispersal
in species such as arboreal primates. For conservation actions to be effective there must be …

A new species of snub‐nosed monkey, genus Rhinopithecus Milne‐Edwards, 1872 (Primates, Colobinae), from northern Kachin state, northeastern Myanmar

T Geissmann, N Lwin, SS Aung… - American Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
We describe a snub‐nosed monkey that is new to science from the high altitudes of
northeastern Kachin state, northeastern Myanmar, the Burmese snub‐nosed monkey …

Isolation by distance, resistance and/or clusters? Lessons learned from a forest‐dwelling carnivore inhabiting a heterogeneous landscape

A Ruiz‐Gonzalez, SA Cushman, MJ Madeira… - Molecular …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Landscape genetics provides a valuable framework to understand how landscape features
influence gene flow and to disentangle the factors that lead to discrete and/or clinal …

Cost-effective scat-detection dogs: unleashing a powerful new tool for international mammalian conservation biology

JD Orkin, Y Yang, C Yang, DW Yu, X Jiang - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Recently, detection dogs have been utilized to collect fecal samples from cryptic and rare
mammals. Despite the great promise of this technique for conservation biology, its broader …