Conservation Genetics

, Volume 7, Issue 5, pp 803–805 | Cite as

X-chromosomal synapomorphies provide a non-invasive test for introgression among Cercopithecus monkeys

  • Anthony J. Tosi
  • Kate M. Detwiler
  • Stephen L. Clifford
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Cercopithecus introgression X-chromosome Xq 13.3 
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Acknowledgements

Funded by Wenner-Gren Individual Research Grant 6959 to AJT. Cercopithecus fecal samples kindly provided by L. Field (Sacramento Zoo), C.␣McCann (Bronx Zoo), H. Taylor (BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo), and L. Taylor (Louisiana Purchase Gardens & Zoo).

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Anthony J. Tosi
    • 1
    • 2
  • Kate M. Detwiler
    • 1
    • 2
  • Stephen L. Clifford
    • 3
  1. 1.Center for the Study of Human Origins, Department of Anthropology, Molecular Anthropology LaboratoryNew York UniversityNew YorkUSA
  2. 2.New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology (NYCEP)New YorkUSA
  3. 3.Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville (CIRMF)FrancevilleGabon

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