Accurate taxonomy is central to the study of biological diversity, as it provides the needed
evolutionary framework for taxon sampling and interpreting results. While the number of …

Hybridization between two closely related species is a natural evolutionary process that
results in an admixture of previously isolated gene pools. The exchange of genes between …

Comparative genomic analyses of primates offer considerable potential to define and
understand the processes that mold, shape, and transform the human genome. However …

We analyzed regional variation in the diets of two primate clades, Asian macaques and
colobines, whose distributions include temperate–alpine forests. We addressed feeding …

Phylogenetic relationships, divergence times, and patterns of biogeographic descent among
primate species are both complex and contentious. Here, we generate a robust molecular …

Background The primates are among the most broadly studied mammalian orders, with the
published literature containing extensive analyses of their behavior, physiology, genetics …

Primates, the mammalian order including our own species, comprise 480 species in 78
genera. Thus, they represent the third largest of the 18 orders of eutherian mammals …

The phylogeny and taxonomy of mammalian species were originally based upon shared or
derived morphological characteristics. However, genetic analyses have more recently …

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 …

Here, we present a new primate phylogeny inferred from molecular supermatrix analyses of
size 42kb containing 70% of missing data, and representing 75% of primate species …