The finding of archaeological evidence predating 1 Ma and a small hominin species (Homo
floresiensis) on Flores, Indonesia, has stimulated much research on its origins and ancestry …

The correct classification of organisms based on specific rules is essential in biological
sciences. Traditionally, morphological characteristics such as size, shape, color, and …

Background Baboons of the genus Papio are distributed over wide ranges of Africa and
even colonized parts of the Arabian Peninsula. Traditionally, five phenotypically distinct …

Islands have long been recognized as distinctive evolutionary arenas leading to
morphologically divergent species, such as dwarfs and giants. We assessed how body size …

Baboons (genus Papio) are an interesting phylogeographical primate model for the
evolution of savanna species during the Pleistocene. Earlier studies, based on partial …

Aim We describe the distributions of mammal species between the Indochinese and
Sundaic subregions and examine the traditional view that the two faunas show a transition …

Background Gibbons or small apes inhabit tropical and subtropical rain forests in Southeast
Asia and adjacent regions, and are, next to great apes, our closest living relatives. With up to …

Sundaland, a tropical hotspot of biodiversity comprising Borneo and Sumatra among other
islands, the Malay Peninsula, and a shallow sea, has been subject to dramatic …

African green monkeys (Chlorocebus) represent a widely distributed and morphologically
diverse primate genus in sub‐Saharan Africa. Little attention has been paid to their genetic …

Tamarins of the genus Saguinus, subfamily Callitrichinae, represent one of the most diverse
primate radiations. So far, about 35 taxa have been described, but detailed information …