Title |
The population genetics of wild chimpanzees in Cameroon and Nigeria suggests a positive role for selection in the evolution of chimpanzee subspecies
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Published in |
BMC Ecology and Evolution, January 2015
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DOI | 10.1186/s12862-014-0276-y |
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Authors |
Matthew W Mitchell, Sabrina Locatelli, Lora Ghobrial, Amy A Pokempner, Paul R Sesink Clee, Ekwoge E Abwe, Aaron Nicholas, Louis Nkembi, Nicola M Anthony, Bethan J Morgan, Roger Fotso, Martine Peeters, Beatrice H Hahn, Mary Katherine Gonder |
Abstract |
Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) can be divided into four subspecies. Substantial phylogenetic evidence suggests that these subspecies can be grouped into two distinct lineages: a western African group that includes P. t. verus and P. t. ellioti and a central/eastern African group that includes P. t. troglodytes and P. t. schweinfurthii. The geographic division of these two lineages occurs in Cameroon, where the rages of P. t. ellioti and P. t. troglodytes appear to converge at the Sanaga River. Remarkably, few population genetic studies have included wild chimpanzees from this region. |
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