Nonhuman primates (NHPs), our closest relatives, represent one of the most successful
lineages of adaptive radiation in mammals. The primate order contains several hundred …

Illegal wildlife trade is one of the key threats to biodiversity. A requisite in combating illegal
wildlife trade is through effective and efficient identification of confiscated wildlife or wildlife …

Background The golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) is an endangered Platyrrhine
primate endemic to the Atlantic coastal forests of Brazil. Despite ongoing conservation …

Cost, time, and expertise constraints limit traditional observation-based comprehensive
biodiversity assessment. Therefore, surrogate focal taxa representative of wider biodiversity …

In animals, the population genomic literature is dominated by two taxa, namely mammals
and drosophilids, in which fully sequenced, well-annotated genomes have been available …

The classification and phylogenetic relationships of the snub-nosed langurs (Rhinopithecus)
are still open questions. We have sequenced a mitochondrial cytochrome b gene fragment …

DNA barcodes are widely used for identification and discovery of species. While such use
draws on information at the DNA level, the current amassment of ca. 4.7 million COI …

Native to southern Africa, the blue antelope (Hippotragus leucophaeus) is the only large
African mammal species known to have become extinct in historical times. However, it was …

The field of nonhuman primate genomics is undergoing rapid change and making
impressive progress. Exploiting new technologies for DNA sequencing, researchers have …

Although pioneering sequencing projects have shed light on the boxer and poodle
genomes, a number of challenges need to be met before the sequencing and annotation of …