A new west African chimpanzee subspecies?

We have sequenced a portion of the mitochondrial DNA control region from the hairs of Nigerian chimpanzees living on both sides of the Niger River, which is proposed as a biogeographic boundary. Our data suggest that a previously unrecognized type of chimpanzee may be present in Nigeria and adjacent...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1997-07, Vol.388 (6640), p.337-337
Main Authors: Gonder, M K, Oates, J F, Disotell, T R, Forstner, M R, Morales, J C, Melnick, D J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa, Western
Animals
DNA, Mitochondrial
Humans
Mitochondrial DNA
Monkeys & apes
National parks
Pan troglodytes - classification
Pan troglodytes - genetics
Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii
Pan troglodytes troglodytes
Pan troglodytes verus
Phylogeny
Phylogeography
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Summary:We have sequenced a portion of the mitochondrial DNA control region from the hairs of Nigerian chimpanzees living on both sides of the Niger River, which is proposed as a biogeographic boundary. Our data suggest that a previously unrecognized type of chimpanzee may be present in Nigeria and adjacent parts of Cameroon, and that the zoogeographic barriers separating chimpanzees are different from those previously proposed.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/41005