Multilocus phylogeny suggests a distinct species status for the Nepal population of Assam macaques (Macaca assamensis): implications for evolution and conservation

	Multilocus phylogeny suggests a distinct species status for the Nepal population of Assam macaques (Macaca assamensis): implications for evolution and conservation
	Khanal, L; Chalise, MK; Fan, PF; Kyes, RC; Jiang, XL
	2021
发表期刊	ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH
ISSN	2095-8137
卷号	42 期号:1 页码:3-13
摘要	Phylogenetic relationships within the sinica-group of macaques based on morphological, behavioral, and molecular characteristics have remained controversial. The Nepal population of Assam macaques (Macaca assamensis) (NPAM), the westernmost population of the species, is morphologically distinct but has never been used in phylogenetic analyses. Here, the phylogenetic relationship of NPAM with other congeners was tested using multiple mitochondria! and Ychromosomal loci. The divergence times and evolutionary genetic distances among macaques were also estimated. Results revealed two major mitochondrial DNA clades of macaques under the sinica-group: the first Glade included M. thibetana, M. sinica, and eastern subspecies of Assam macaque (M. assamensis assamensis); the second Glade included M. radiata together with species from the eastern and central Himalaya, namely, M. leucogenys, M. munzala, and NPAM. Among the second-Glade species, NPAM was the first to diverge from the other members of the Glade around 1.9 million years ago. Our results revealed that NPAM is phylogenetically distinct from the eastern Assam macaques and closer to other species and hence may represent a separate species. Because of its phylogenetic distinctiveness, isolated distribution, and small population size, the Nepal population of sinica-group macaques warrants detailed taxonomic revision and high conservation priority.
收录类别	sci
语种	英语
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.kiz.ac.cn/handle/152453/13196
专题	科研部门_兽类生态与进化（蒋学龙）
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Khanal, L,Chalise, MK,Fan, PF,et al. Multilocus phylogeny suggests a distinct species status for the Nepal population of Assam macaques (Macaca assamensis): implications for evolution and conservation[J]. ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH,2021,42(1):3-13.
APA	Khanal, L,Chalise, MK,Fan, PF,Kyes, RC,&Jiang, XL.(2021).Multilocus phylogeny suggests a distinct species status for the Nepal population of Assam macaques (Macaca assamensis): implications for evolution and conservation.ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH,42(1),3-13.
MLA	Khanal, L,et al."Multilocus phylogeny suggests a distinct species status for the Nepal population of Assam macaques (Macaca assamensis): implications for evolution and conservation".ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH 42.1(2021):3-13.

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