The impact of genetic adaptation on chimpanzee subspecies differentiation.

Chimpanzees, humans' closest relatives, are in danger of extinction. Aside from direct human impacts such as hunting and habitat destruction, a key threat is transmissible disease. As humans continue to encroach upon their habitats, which shrink in size and grow in density, the risk of inter-po...

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Main Authors: Joshua M Schmidt, Marc de Manuel, Tomas Marques-Bonet, Sergi Castellano, Aida M Andrés
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-11-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008485