The comparative genomics and complex population history of Papio baboons

J Rogers, M Raveendran, RA Harris, T Mailund… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
Recent studies suggest that closely related species can accumulate substantial genetic and
phenotypic differences despite ongoing gene flow, thus challenging traditional ideas …

Baboon biogeography, divergence, and evolution: Morphological and paleoecological perspectives

S Elton, J Dunn - Journal of Human Evolution, 2020 - Elsevier
Papio originated in the early Pleistocene and diverged into multiple species, six of which are
extant. Among parapatric Papio species, there are obvious phenotypic differences that arose …

[PDF][PDF] Taxonomy and Biogeography of the Gentle Monkey Cercopithecus mitis Wolf, 1822 (Primates: Cercopithecidae) in Kenya and Tanzania, and Designation of a …

TM Butynski, YA de Jong - Primate Conservation, 2020 - researchgate.net
The complex taxonomy and biogeography of the highly polytypic and widespread gentle
monkey Cercopithecus mitis continue to be debated. Tanzania and Kenya, together, support …

Species-specific effects of climate change on the distribution of suitable baboon habitats–Ecological niche modeling of current and Last Glacial Maximum conditions

D Chala, C Roos, JC Svenning, D Zinner - Journal of Human Evolution, 2019 - Elsevier
Baboons (genus Papio) have been proposed as a possible analogous phylogeographic
model for intra-African dispersal of hominins during the Pleistocene. Previous studies of the …

Philopatry at the frontier: A demographically driven scenario for the evolution of multilevel societies in baboons (Papio)

CJ Jolly - Journal of Human Evolution, 2020 - Elsevier
The baboons (Papio sp.) exhibit marked interspecies variation in social behavior. The thesis
presented here argues, first, that male philopatry is a crucial factor, arguably the crucial …

Phylogeography, mitochondrial DNA diversity, and demographic history of geladas (Theropithecus gelada)

D Zinner, A Atickem, JC Beehner, A Bekele… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The large-bodied, terrestrial primates in the tribe Papionini are among the most intensely
studied animals in the world, yet for some members of this tribe we know comparatively little …

Adulis and the transshipment of baboons during classical antiquity

F Grathwol, C Roos, D Zinner, B Hume, SM Porcier… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Adulis, located on the Red Sea coast in present-day Eritrea, was a bustling trading centre
between the first and seventh centuries CE. Several classical geographers—Agatharchides …

Inverted intergeneric introgression between critically endangered kipunjis and yellow baboons in two disjunct populations

D Zinner, IS Chuma, S Knauf, C Roos - Biology Letters, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Intergeneric hybridization and introgression was reported from one of two populations of the
recently discovered kipunji (Rungwecebus kipunji), a critically endangered African monkey …

Is Colobus guereza gallarum a valid endemic Ethiopian taxon?

D Zinner, D Tesfaye, NC Stenseth, A Bekele… - Primate …, 2019 - pb.copernicus.org
Black-and-white colobus (Colobus guereza Rüppell, 1835) are arboreal Old World monkeys
inhabiting large parts of the deciduous and evergreen forests of sub-Saharan Africa. Two of …

Barriers to chimpanzee gene flow at the south‐east edge of their distribution

N Bonnin, AK Piel, RP Brown, Y Li… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Populations on the edge of a species' distribution may represent an important source of
adaptive diversity, yet these populations tend to be more fragmented and are more likely to …