Title
Biochemical diversity and genetic distances in the Pitheciinae subfamily (primates, platyrrhini)
Date Issued
01 January 1995
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Schneider M.P.C.
Schneider H.
Sampaio M.I.C.
Carvalho-Filho N.M.
Montoya E.
Salzano F.M.
Instituto Veterinário de Investigaciones Tropicales y de Altura
Publisher(s)
Springer-Verlag
Abstract
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 in Pithecia 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, that Chiropotes and Cacajao constitute a sister group within the pithecines. © 1995 Japan Monkey Centre.
Start page
129
End page
134
Volume
36
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Bioquímica, Biología molecular
Métodos de investigación bioquímica
Ciencia veterinaria
Zoología, Ornitología, Entomología, ciencias biológicas del comportamiento
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-0006486699
Source
Primates
ISSN of the container
16107365
DOI of the container
10.1007/BF02381920
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