Title
The genetic population structure of wild western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) living in continuous rain forest
Author(s)
T. Fünfstück, M. Arandjelovic, D.B. Morgan, C. Sanz, T. Breuer, E.J. Stokes, P. Reed, S.H. Olson, K. Cameron, M. Peeters, H.S. Kuehl, C. Cipolletta, A. Todd, S. Masi, D. M. Doran-Sheehy, B. Bradley, L. Vigilant
Published
2014
Publisher
American Journal of Primatology
Abstract
Although many researchers have investigated the pattern of genetic variation in organisms living in multiple disjunct populations or in fragmented landscape, few have investigated the structure exhibited those living in mainly continuous, apparently uniform habitat. Even in areas of continuous habitat, rivers may hinder the movement of terrestrial animals thus potentially inhibiting gene flow and affecting patterns of genetic differentiation over time. This study uses microsatellite genotypes within a population of western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in the Central African Republic (CAF) to establish genetic clusters and assess the impact of rivers on genetic differentiation.
Full Citation
T. Fünfstück, M. Arandjelovic, D.B. Morgan, C. Sanz, T. Breuer, E.J. Stokes, P. Reed, S.H. Olson, K. Cameron, M. Peeters, H.S. Kuehl, C. Cipolletta, A. Todd, S. Masi, D. M. Doran-Sheehy, B. Bradley, L. Vigilant (2014). The genetic population structure of wild western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) living in continuous rain forest. American Journal of Primatology 76(9), 868-878.
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