Background The evolutionary history of the Asian colobines is less understood. Although
monophyly of the odd-nosed monkeys was recently confirmed, the relationships among the …

Background Phylogenetic relationships among Asian and African colobine genera have
been disputed and are not yet well established. In the present study, we revisit the …

The two recently proposed taxonomies of the langurs and leaf monkeys (Subfamily
Colobinae) provide different implications to our understanding of the evolution of Nilgiri and …

The phylogenetic position of the genus Semnopithecusis unresolved because of topological
incongruence when inferred using different molecular markers. Although some studies …

Evidence of incongruence between mitochondrial and nuclear gene trees is now becoming
documented with increasing frequency. Among the Old World monkeys, this discordance …

Trachypithecus, which currently contains 20 species divided into four groups, is the most
speciose and geographically dispersed genus among Asian colobines. Despite several …

Background Colobine monkeys constitute a diverse group of primates with major radiations
in Africa and Asia. However, phylogenetic relationships among genera are under debate …

To understand the evolutionary processes leading to the diversity of Asian colobines, we
report here on a phylogenetic, phylogeographical and population genetic analysis of three …

A recent phylogenetic study of langurs and leaf monkeys of South Asia suggested a
reticulate evolution of capped and golden leaf monkeys through ancient hybridization …

To obtain a more complete understanding of the evolutionary history of the leaf-eating
monkeys we have examined the mitochondrial genome sequence of two African and six …