On the western fringe of baboon distribution: mitochondrial D-loop diversity of Guinea Baboons (<i>Papio papio</i> Desmarest, 1820) (Primates: Cercopithecidae) in Coastal Guinea-Bissau, western Africa

Like many primate species in West Africa, habitat loss and intensive hunting are threatening the poorly studied Guinea Baboon (Papio papio). These factors contributed to a significant population contraction during the last 30 years. Our study presents genetic diversity estimates for the Guinea Babo...

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Main Authors: M.J. Ferreira da Silva, C. Casanova, R. Godinho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2013-06-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/888