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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-11-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008485 |