Don J Melnick
Biographic Data
| ID | 625968 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Don J Melnick |
| GIVEN NAMES | Don J |
| FAMILY NAME | Melnick |
| SIGNATURE | MELNICK D J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Columbia University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 247 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 27 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 9 |
Mitogenomics of macaques (Macaca) across Wallace's Line in the context of modern human dispersals
Wallace's Line demarcates a biogeographical boundary between the Indomalaya and Australasian ecoregions. Most placental mammalian genera, for example, occur to the west of this line, whereas most marsupial genera occur to the east. However, macaque monkeys are unusual because they naturally occur on both western and eastern sides. To further explore this anomalous distribution, we analyzed 222 mitochondrial genomes from ∼20 macaque species, inclu…
Investing in Development A Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals: Overview
This book presents the findings & recommendations of the UN Millennium Project to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It describes the importance of the MDGs and gives an explanation of the progress. The book provides recommendations to be implemented at the country level
Phylogeography, Population Structure, and Conservation of the Javan Gibbon (Hylobates moloch)
Genetic variants related to disease susceptibility and immunotolerance in the Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines ( Darc, Fy ) gene in the black lion tamarin ( Leontopithecus chrysopygus , primates)
The DARC (Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines) gene encodes the DARC protein, which serves multiple roles in the immune system, as a binding site for the malarial parasites Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium knowlesi , a promiscuous chemokine receptor and a blood group antigen. Variation in DARC may play particularly significant roles in innate immunity, immunotolerance and pathogen entry in callitrichines, such as the black lion tamarin ( Leontop…
Subspecies of the Central American Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) as Units for Conservation
Genetic evidence for dispersal by both sexes in the Central American Squirrel Monkey, Saimiri oerstedii citrinellus
Sex‐biased dispersal (SBD) is common in many vertebrates, including primates. However, dispersal patterns in New World primates may vary among closely related taxa or populations in different local environments. Here, we test for SBD in an endangered New World primate, the Central American Squirrel Monkey ( Saimiri oerstedii citrinellus ). Previous studies of behavioral ecology suggest predominantly female dispersal in S.o. oerstedii in the South…
Examination of the Taxonomy and Diversification of Leontopithecus using the Mitochondrial Control Region
Asian Primate Classification
Sex chromosome phylogenetics indicate a single transition to terrestriality in the guenons (tribe Cercopithecini)
Y-Chromosome and Mitochondrial Markers in Macaca fascicularis Indicate Introgression with Indochinese M. mulatta and a Biogeographic Barrier in the Isthmus of Kra
Y-chromosome Data and Tribal Affiliations of Allenopithecus and Miopithecus
Phylogenetic relationships of the macaques (Cercopithecidae): As Revealed by High Resolution Restriction Site Mapping of Mitochondrial Ribosomal Genes
Molecular phylogenetic relationships among all recognized species within the genus Macaca, were assessed using high-resolution restriction site mapping of the mitochondrial ribosomal genes. By outgroup comparisons to other members of the cercopithecine subfamily, the macaques appear to be a monophyletic assemblage. Within the genus, the relationships are in general consistent with previous genetic studies, though they are less concordant with the…
High Mitochondrial DNA Diversity with Little Structure Within and Among Leaf Monkey Populations (Trachypithecus cristatus and Trachypithecus auratus)
A Phylogeny of Chinese Leaf Monkeys Using Mitochondrial ND3-ND4 Gene Sequences
Phylogeographic analysis of pigtail macaque populations (Macaca nemestrina) inferred from mitochondrial DNA
Mitochondrial DNA variation was surveyed in nine populations of the pigtail macaque (Macaca nemestrina), covering all three recognized subspecies in Southeast Asia. To do this, a 2,300 base pair fragment spanning the mitochondrial NAD 3 and NAD 4 genes and flanking tRNA subunits leucine and glycine was targeted for amplification and digested with a battery of 16 restriction endonucleases. Out of a total of 107 individuals, 32 unique haplotypes co…
What is mtDNA good for in the study of primate evolution
Recombinant DNA methods have made accessible the nuclear and organelle genomes of a vast array of plant and animal species. 1–3 Although evolutionary biologists and anthropologists have begun to exploit the full range of these methods, a disproportionate share of this research has centered on the mitochondrial genome (mtDNA). Because of its small size, conserved organization, mode of inheritance, and combination of rapidly and slowly evolving reg…
Biological Anthropology: Paternity in Primates: Genetic Tests and Theories. Implications of Human DNA Fingerprinting . R. D. Martin, A. F. Dixson, and E. J. Wickings
Differences in male and female macaque dispersal lead to contrasting distributions of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA variation
Modelling randomness in locational archaeology
The genetic structure of a primate species: Rhesus macaques and other Cercopithecine monkeys
Genetics of a wild population of rhesus monkeys ( Macaca mulatta ): II. The Dunga Gali population in species‐wide perspective
Genetic variability in a population of wild rhesus monkeys near the village of Dunga Gali, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan (Melnick et al., Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 63 : 341–360, 1984) was compared to similar variation in other wild‐caught rhesus monkeys. Regional samples of rhesus from different parts of Asia all displayed similar amounts of variation (i.e., P and H i ) and were consistently more variable than the Dunga Gali local populatio…
Genetic and evolutionary relationships among Asian Macaques
Genetic and evolutionary relationships among Asian Macaques
The genetics of a wild population of rhesus monkeys ( Macaca mulatta ). I. Genetic variability within and between social groups
One hundred and eighty‐nine members (86%) of five social groups in a small population of rhesus monkeys in the Himalayan foothills of the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan were trapped and blood samples were drawn. Each individual's plasma and red‐cell hemolysate were screened for variation at 35 structural loci. Considerable genetic variation was found within the population (proportion of polymorphic loci = 0.143; average heterozygosity pe…
Male migration and inbreeding avoidance in wild rhesus monkeys
Genetic, demographic, and behavioral evidence from a population of wild rhesus monkeys ( Macaca mulatta ) were analyzed to test the widely held assumption that social subdivision of mammalian populations, as seen in the rhesus monkey, results in inbreeding. This assumption has been important in attempts to explain rapid rates of evolution among mammals. Demographic records were kept over a period of 42 months on a study population comprising 292 …
Asian Primate Classification
An analysis of cercopithecoid odontometrics. I. The scaling of the maxillary dentition
The relations between two tooth indices, post‐canine area and incisor width in the upper jaw, and three variables, diet, body weight and body weight dimorphism, were examined separately for the males and females of 29 cercopithecoid species. Each species was assigned to one of three diet classes (folivore, frugivore, omnivore). Data on the other variables consisted of species means (log‐transformed) obtained from published sources. The analytic t…
Phylogenetic relationships of the macaques (Cercopithecidae): As Revealed by High Resolution Restriction Site Mapping of Mitochondrial Ribosomal Genes
Molecular phylogenetic relationships among all recognized species within the genus Macaca, were assessed using high-resolution restriction site mapping of the mitochondrial ribosomal genes. By outgroup comparisons to other members of the cercopithecine subfamily, the macaques appear to be a monophyletic assemblage. Within the genus, the relationships are in general consistent with previous genetic studies, though they are less concordant with the…
Differences in male and female macaque dispersal lead to contrasting distributions of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA variation
Y-Chromosome and Mitochondrial Markers in Macaca fascicularis Indicate Introgression with Indochinese M. mulatta and a Biogeographic Barrier in the Isthmus of Kra
Sex chromosome phylogenetics indicate a single transition to terrestriality in the guenons (tribe Cercopithecini)
The genetic structure of a primate species: Rhesus macaques and other Cercopithecine monkeys
Genetic and evolutionary relationships among Asian Macaques
A Phylogeny of Chinese Leaf Monkeys Using Mitochondrial ND3-ND4 Gene Sequences
High Mitochondrial DNA Diversity with Little Structure Within and Among Leaf Monkey Populations (Trachypithecus cristatus and Trachypithecus auratus)
An analysis of cercopithecoid odontometrics. II. Relations between dental dimorphism, body size dimorphism and diet
Odontometric, dietary, and body weight data were collected for a sample of 29 cercopithecoid species. Each species was assigned to one of three diet classes (frugivore, folivore, and omnivore), and indices were constructed to estimate the extent of sexual dimorphism in body weight, postcanine area and incisor width in each of the species. Analysis proceeded by means of the analysis of covariance with the dental dimorphism indices as the dependent…
Modelling randomness in locational archaeology
Genetics of a wild population of rhesus monkeys ( Macaca mulatta ): II. The Dunga Gali population in species‐wide perspective
Genetic variability in a population of wild rhesus monkeys near the village of Dunga Gali, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan (Melnick et al., Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 63 : 341–360, 1984) was compared to similar variation in other wild‐caught rhesus monkeys. Regional samples of rhesus from different parts of Asia all displayed similar amounts of variation (i.e., P and H i ) and were consistently more variable than the Dunga Gali local populatio…
Phylogeography, Population Structure, and Conservation of the Javan Gibbon (Hylobates moloch)
Y-chromosome Data and Tribal Affiliations of Allenopithecus and Miopithecus
Mitogenomics of macaques (Macaca) across Wallace's Line in the context of modern human dispersals
Wallace's Line demarcates a biogeographical boundary between the Indomalaya and Australasian ecoregions. Most placental mammalian genera, for example, occur to the west of this line, whereas most marsupial genera occur to the east. However, macaque monkeys are unusual because they naturally occur on both western and eastern sides. To further explore this anomalous distribution, we analyzed 222 mitochondrial genomes from ∼20 macaque species, inclu…
Subspecies of the Central American Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) as Units for Conservation
Biological Anthropology: Paternity in Primates: Genetic Tests and Theories. Implications of Human DNA Fingerprinting . R. D. Martin, A. F. Dixson, and E. J. Wickings
An analysis of cercopithecoid odontometrics. I. The scaling of the maxillary dentition
The relations between two tooth indices, post‐canine area and incisor width in the upper jaw, and three variables, diet, body weight and body weight dimorphism, were examined separately for the males and females of 29 cercopithecoid species. Each species was assigned to one of three diet classes (folivore, frugivore, omnivore). Data on the other variables consisted of species means (log‐transformed) obtained from published sources. The analytic t…
An analysis of cercopithecoid odontometrics. II. Relations between dental dimorphism, body size dimorphism and diet
Odontometric, dietary, and body weight data were collected for a sample of 29 cercopithecoid species. Each species was assigned to one of three diet classes (frugivore, folivore, and omnivore), and indices were constructed to estimate the extent of sexual dimorphism in body weight, postcanine area and incisor width in each of the species. Analysis proceeded by means of the analysis of covariance with the dental dimorphism indices as the dependent…
The genetics of a wild population of rhesus monkeys ( Macaca mulatta ). I. Genetic variability within and between social groups
One hundred and eighty‐nine members (86%) of five social groups in a small population of rhesus monkeys in the Himalayan foothills of the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan were trapped and blood samples were drawn. Each individual's plasma and red‐cell hemolysate were screened for variation at 35 structural loci. Considerable genetic variation was found within the population (proportion of polymorphic loci = 0.143; average heterozygosity pe…
Male migration and inbreeding avoidance in wild rhesus monkeys
Genetic, demographic, and behavioral evidence from a population of wild rhesus monkeys ( Macaca mulatta ) were analyzed to test the widely held assumption that social subdivision of mammalian populations, as seen in the rhesus monkey, results in inbreeding. This assumption has been important in attempts to explain rapid rates of evolution among mammals. Demographic records were kept over a period of 42 months on a study population comprising 292 …
Genetic and evolutionary relationships among Asian Macaques
Genetic and evolutionary relationships among Asian Macaques
Genetics of a wild population of rhesus monkeys ( Macaca mulatta ): II. The Dunga Gali population in species‐wide perspective
Genetic variability in a population of wild rhesus monkeys near the village of Dunga Gali, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan (Melnick et al., Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 63 : 341–360, 1984) was compared to similar variation in other wild‐caught rhesus monkeys. Regional samples of rhesus from different parts of Asia all displayed similar amounts of variation (i.e., P and H i ) and were consistently more variable than the Dunga Gali local populatio…
The genetic structure of a primate species: Rhesus macaques and other Cercopithecine monkeys
Modelling randomness in locational archaeology
Differences in male and female macaque dispersal lead to contrasting distributions of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA variation
What is mtDNA good for in the study of primate evolution
Recombinant DNA methods have made accessible the nuclear and organelle genomes of a vast array of plant and animal species. 1–3 Although evolutionary biologists and anthropologists have begun to exploit the full range of these methods, a disproportionate share of this research has centered on the mitochondrial genome (mtDNA). Because of its small size, conserved organization, mode of inheritance, and combination of rapidly and slowly evolving reg…
Biological Anthropology: Paternity in Primates: Genetic Tests and Theories. Implications of Human DNA Fingerprinting . R. D. Martin, A. F. Dixson, and E. J. Wickings
High Mitochondrial DNA Diversity with Little Structure Within and Among Leaf Monkey Populations (Trachypithecus cristatus and Trachypithecus auratus)
A Phylogeny of Chinese Leaf Monkeys Using Mitochondrial ND3-ND4 Gene Sequences
Phylogeographic analysis of pigtail macaque populations (Macaca nemestrina) inferred from mitochondrial DNA
Mitochondrial DNA variation was surveyed in nine populations of the pigtail macaque (Macaca nemestrina), covering all three recognized subspecies in Southeast Asia. To do this, a 2,300 base pair fragment spanning the mitochondrial NAD 3 and NAD 4 genes and flanking tRNA subunits leucine and glycine was targeted for amplification and digested with a battery of 16 restriction endonucleases. Out of a total of 107 individuals, 32 unique haplotypes co…
Phylogenetic relationships of the macaques (Cercopithecidae): As Revealed by High Resolution Restriction Site Mapping of Mitochondrial Ribosomal Genes
Molecular phylogenetic relationships among all recognized species within the genus Macaca, were assessed using high-resolution restriction site mapping of the mitochondrial ribosomal genes. By outgroup comparisons to other members of the cercopithecine subfamily, the macaques appear to be a monophyletic assemblage. Within the genus, the relationships are in general consistent with previous genetic studies, though they are less concordant with the…
Y-Chromosome and Mitochondrial Markers in Macaca fascicularis Indicate Introgression with Indochinese M. mulatta and a Biogeographic Barrier in the Isthmus of Kra
Y-chromosome Data and Tribal Affiliations of Allenopithecus and Miopithecus
Asian Primate Classification
Sex chromosome phylogenetics indicate a single transition to terrestriality in the guenons (tribe Cercopithecini)
Examination of the Taxonomy and Diversification of Leontopithecus using the Mitochondrial Control Region
Genetic evidence for dispersal by both sexes in the Central American Squirrel Monkey, Saimiri oerstedii citrinellus
Sex‐biased dispersal (SBD) is common in many vertebrates, including primates. However, dispersal patterns in New World primates may vary among closely related taxa or populations in different local environments. Here, we test for SBD in an endangered New World primate, the Central American Squirrel Monkey ( Saimiri oerstedii citrinellus ). Previous studies of behavioral ecology suggest predominantly female dispersal in S.o. oerstedii in the South…
Subspecies of the Central American Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) as Units for Conservation
Genetic variants related to disease susceptibility and immunotolerance in the Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines ( Darc, Fy ) gene in the black lion tamarin ( Leontopithecus chrysopygus , primates)
The DARC (Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines) gene encodes the DARC protein, which serves multiple roles in the immune system, as a binding site for the malarial parasites Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium knowlesi , a promiscuous chemokine receptor and a blood group antigen. Variation in DARC may play particularly significant roles in innate immunity, immunotolerance and pathogen entry in callitrichines, such as the black lion tamarin ( Leontop…
Phylogeography, Population Structure, and Conservation of the Javan Gibbon (Hylobates moloch)
Biology (24 works) · Zoology (20 works) · Evolutionary biology (19 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (18 works) · Gene (14 works) · Genetics (14 works) · Animal ecology (12 works) · Animal Behavior and Reproduction (11 works) · Genetics (11 works) · Population (11 works)