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MITOCHONDRIAL GENETIC DIVERSITY OF THE RED-TAILED MONKEY, CERCOPITHECUS ASCANIUS, IN AFRICAN RAINFORESTS
| Title: | MITOCHONDRIAL GENETIC DIVERSITY OF THE RED-TAILED MONKEY, CERCOPITHECUS ASCANIUS, IN AFRICAN RAINFORESTS. |
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| Name(s): |
Dutra, Vitor Daniel, author Detwiler, Kate M. , Thesis advisor Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Department of Biological Sciences Charles E. Schmidt College of Science |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Created: | 2023 | |
| Date Issued: | 2023 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 65 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | Cercopithecus ascanius is an African primate species encompassing five geographic types with unresolved taxonomy. Recent publications have analyzed C. ascanius genetic diversity and taxonomy; however, few publications have addressed the genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of C. ascanius from wild populations. My objectives for this thesis were to determine mtDNA diversity within the C. Ascanius species and investigate C. ascanius genetic structure. Results from this thesis support findings from previous studies wherein C. ascanius depicted high mitochondrial diversity and all C. ascanius subspecies form a monophyletic clade within the Cercopithecus genus. Analyzing additional samples of C. ascanius monkeys will strengthen molecular diversity estimation and clarify genetic structure within the C. ascanius lineage. | |
| Identifier: | FA00014325 (IID) | |
| Degree granted: | Thesis (MA)--Florida Atlantic University, 2023. | |
| Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
| Note(s): | Includes bibliography. | |
| Subject(s): |
Mitochondrial DNA Cercopithecus ascanius Genetics Phylogeny |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014325 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
