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Biochemical diversity and genetic distances in the Pitheciinae subfamily (primates, platyrrhini)

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One hundred and forty-three sakis (Pithecia), 107 bearded sakis (Chiropotes), and 7 red uakaris (Cacajao) were studied in relation to 18 genetic loci expressed on blood through electrophoretic techniques. Eight of the 18 loci showed intrapopulational variation. The low level of genetic diversity found inPithecia could be a consequence of a decrease in populational size due to intense habitat destruction. The genetic distances between the species investigated were:Pithecia ×Chiropotes: 0.49;Pithecia ×Cacajao: 0.57;Cacajao ×Chiropotes: 0.18–0.20. These results suggest, in accordance with other data, thatChiropotes andCacajao constitute a sister group within the pithecines.

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  1. Maria P. C. Schneider, Horacio Schneider, Maria I. C. Sampaio & Nelson M. Carvalho-Filho

    Present address: Departamento de Genética, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Campus Universitário do Guamá, 66075-900, Belém, PA, Brazil

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    Present address: Proyeto Peruano de Primatologia, Instituto Veterinário de Investigaciones Tropicales y de Altura, P. O. Box 575, Iquitos, Peru

  3. Francisco M. Salzano

    Present address: Departamento de Genética, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Campus do Vale, Caixa Postal 15053, 91501-970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

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    Schneider, M.P.C., Schneider, H., Sampaio, M.I.C. et al. Biochemical diversity and genetic distances in the Pitheciinae subfamily (primates, platyrrhini). Primates 36, 129–134 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02381920

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