Demographic components of gene frequency change in free‐ranging macaques on Cayo Santiago

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ID8314992
AutoresCarole Ober (0000-0003-4626-9809, Northwestern University), THOMAS J OLIVIER (Northwestern University), Donald Stone Sade (Northwestern University), Jon M Schneider (Northwestern University), Jim Cheverud, Jim M Cheverud (Northwestern University), John Buettner‐janusch
Año1984
Volumen64
Número3
Páginas223-231
Fecha de publicación1984-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.1330640304
PMID6476099
OpenAlexW2125067140
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas28

Gene frequency profiles from January 1973 to January 1977 for three polymorphic loci were examined in Cayo Santiago rhesus social groups. The effects of demographic components (i.e., births, deaths, immigrations, emigrations, and group fission and fusion) on total change in gene frequencies are assessed. Allelic frequencies at the carbonic anhydrase II, 6‐phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, and transferrin loci were analyzed in four social groups. In the two groups that underwent fission and fusion during the study period, the timing of these processes was related to the largest short‐term changes in gene frequences. However, immigration and emigration had the greatest effect on total change in gene frequency in all groups during the study period. The relative importance of births and deaths in producing gene frequency change varied among the social groups. These results suggest that the relative importance of the demographic components of gene frequency change in primate populations is determined by behavioral patterns and ecological conditions specific to the population considered

Biology · Geodesy · Geography · Ranging · Sociology · Amphibian and Reptile Biology · Animal Behavior and Reproduction · Demography · Primate Behavior and Ecology