Molecular phylogenetics and chronometrics of Tarsiidae based on 12S mtDNA haplotypes: evidence for Miocene origins of crown tarsiers and numerous species …

M Shekelle, R Meier, I Wahyu, Wirdateti… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Springer
We report new mitochondrial DNA sequence data from tarsiers sampled from several
populations, including the extreme northeast and southwest of the range of the Tarsius …

[PDF][PDF] Two new tarsier species (Tarsiidae, Primates) and the biogeography of Sulawesi, Indonesia

M Shekelle¹, CP Groves, I Maryanto… - Primate …, 2017 - primate-sg.org
We name two new tarsier species from the northern peninsula of Sulawesi. In doing so, we
examine the biogeography of Sulawesi and remove the implausibly disjunct distribution of …

Elucidating geological and biological processes underlying the diversification of Sulawesi tarsiers

S Merker, C Driller… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
Because of their exceptionally long independent evolution, a range diminution of their
Eocene relatives, and a remarkable subsequent diversification in Southeast Asia, tarsiers …

Small, odd and old: The mysterious Tarsius pumilus is the most basal Sulawesi tarsier

L Hagemann, N Grow, YEMB Bohr… - Biology …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In this study, we present the first genetic evidence of the phylogenetic position of Tarsius
pumilus, the mountain tarsier of Sulawesi, Indonesia. This mysterious primate is the only …

The history and mystery of the mountain tarsier, Tarsius pumilus

S Myron - Primate Conservation, 2008 - BioOne
Tarsius pumilus is one of two tarsier taxa listed as Data Deficient. Known by only three
museum specimens collected over the course of the past ninety years, it is one of the most …

The genera and species of Tarsiidae

C Groves, M Shekelle - International Journal of Primatology, 2010 - Springer
We revise the taxonomy of the primate family Tarsiidae. We classify extant tarsiers in 3
genera—Tarsius, Cephalopachus, and Carlito—each of which originated in the Miocene, or …

[PDF][PDF] Distribution of tarsier haplotypes for some parts of northern and central Sulawesi

M Shekelle, JC Morales, C Niemitz, LL Ichwan… - Primates of the oriental …, 2008 - Citeseer
ABSTRACT DNA sequence data was taken from hair samples of wild Eastern tarsiers that
were trapped-and-released. Twelve tarsier populations were sampled at approximately 100 …

[PDF][PDF] Distribution and biogeography of tarsiers

M Shekelle - Primates of the oriental night, 2008 - Citeseer
Three clearly distinct taxa of tarsiers each inhabit a distinct biogeographic region: Western
tarsiers, from island areas of Sundaland; Philippine tarsiers from Greater Mindanao; and …

Tarsius tumpara: a new tarsier species from Siau Island, North Sulawesi

M Shekelle, C Groves, S Merker, J Supriatna - Primate Conservation, 2008 - BioOne
A new, critically endangered species of tarsier, one of the world's 25 most endangered
primates, is described from the remote island of Siau, North Sulawesi, based on …

[HTML][HTML] Stop and Go–Waves of tarsier dispersal mirror the genesis of Sulawesi island

C Driller, S Merker, D Perwitasari-Farajallah… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The Indonesian island of Sulawesi harbors a highly endemic and diverse fauna sparking
fascination since long before Wallace's contemplation of biogeographical patterns in the …