Nicholas I Mundy
Biographic Data
| ID | 626843 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicholas I Mundy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicholas I |
| FAMILY NAME | Mundy |
| SIGNATURE | MUNDY N I |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5545-1517 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Primate genotyping via high resolution melt analysis
Potential arms race in the coevolution of primates and angiosperms
OBJECTIVES: We explored whether variation in the sweet taste receptor protein T1R3 in primates could contribute to differences in sweet taste repertoire among species, potentially reflecting coevolution with local plants. Specifically, we examined which primates are likely to be sweet "tasters" of brazzein, a protein found in the fruit of the African plant Pentadiplandra brazzeana that tastes intensely sweet to humans, but provides little energy.…
Brief communication
Almost all mammals have brown or darkly‐pigmented eyes (irises), but among primates, there are some prominent blue‐eyed exceptions. The blue eyes of some humans and lemurs are a striking example of convergent evolution of a rare phenotype on distant branches of the primate tree. Recent work on humans indicates that blue eye color is associated with, and likely caused by, a single nucleotide polymorphism (rs12913832) in an intron of the gene HERC2…
The primate palette
Flip through The Pictorial Guide to the Living Primates 1 and you will notice a striking yet generally underappreciated aspect of primate biology: primates are extremely colorful. Primate skin and pelage coloration were highlighted examples in Darwin's 2 original discussions of sexual selection but, surprisingly, the topic has received little research attention since. Here we summarize the patterns of color variation observed across the primate o…
Genetic basis of olfactory communication in primates
The genes involved in olfactory communication in mammals via the vomeronasal system are summarized, and studies investigating these genes in primates are reviewed. Only five potentially functional vomeronasal receptor genes ( V1RL s) have been found in humans, and only one of these ( V1RL1 ) has been studied in other primates. V1RL1 has become a pseudogene repeatedly during primate evolution, but patterns of natural selection on primate V1RL gene…
Factors Affecting Group Spread within Wild Mixed-Species Troops of Saddleback and Mustached Tamarins
Leaders of progressions in wild mixed‐species troops of saddleback ( Saguinus fuscicollis ) and mustached tamarins ( S. mystax ), with emphasis on color vision and sex
Leadership of travel progression is an important aspect of group living. It is widely believed that trichromacy evolved to facilitate the detection and selection of fruit in the dappled light of a forest. Further, it has been proposed that in New World primate species, which typically contain a range of color vision phenotypes, at least one female in a group will be trichromatic (i.e., having three types of visual pigment, in contrast to the two …
Dichromatic and Trichromatic Callithrix geoffroyi Differ in Relative Foraging Ability for Red-Green Color-Camouflaged and Non-camouflaged food
Evolution of a pigmentation gene, the melanocortin‐1 receptor, in primates
The melanocortin‐1 receptor (MC1R) forms a critical switch in the production of orange/red pheomelanin and black/brown eumelanin pigments during hair development in mammals. The molecular evolution of the melanocortin‐1 receptor gene was investigated in a broad range of primate species, including several groups with large differences in distribution of orange/red and black hairs. Primate MC1R has been subject to purifying selection throughout mos…
Single‐copy nuclear DNA sequences obtained from noninvasively collected primate feces
Noninvasively collected primate feces have been shown to provide a useful source of mitochondrial DNA for sequencing and nuclear microsatellite DNA for size analysis. In this study, single‐copy nuclear DNA sequences were obtained from noninvasively collected fecal samples of two species of wild tamarins, Saguinus fuscicollis and S. mystax , in the context of a project on the functional utility of color vision. Noninvasive genotyping of the X‐link…
Phylogeny of lion tamarins ( Leontopithecus spp) based on interphotoreceptor retinol binding protein intron sequences
The evolutionary relationships of the lion tamarins ( Leontopithecus ) were investigated using nuclear interphotoreceptor retinol binding protein (IRBP) intron sequences. Phylogenetic reconstructions strongly support the monophyly of the genus, and a sister relationship between the golden lion tamarin, Leontopithecus rosalia , and the black lion tamarin, L. chrysopygus , to the exclusion of the golden‐headed lion tamarin, L. chrysomelas . The mos…
Sexual behavior, sexual swelling, and penile evolution in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
Sexual behavior, sexual swelling, and penile evolution in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
Dichromatic and Trichromatic Callithrix geoffroyi Differ in Relative Foraging Ability for Red-Green Color-Camouflaged and Non-camouflaged food
Brief communication
Almost all mammals have brown or darkly‐pigmented eyes (irises), but among primates, there are some prominent blue‐eyed exceptions. The blue eyes of some humans and lemurs are a striking example of convergent evolution of a rare phenotype on distant branches of the primate tree. Recent work on humans indicates that blue eye color is associated with, and likely caused by, a single nucleotide polymorphism (rs12913832) in an intron of the gene HERC2…
Factors Affecting Group Spread within Wild Mixed-Species Troops of Saddleback and Mustached Tamarins
Evolution of a pigmentation gene, the melanocortin‐1 receptor, in primates
The melanocortin‐1 receptor (MC1R) forms a critical switch in the production of orange/red pheomelanin and black/brown eumelanin pigments during hair development in mammals. The molecular evolution of the melanocortin‐1 receptor gene was investigated in a broad range of primate species, including several groups with large differences in distribution of orange/red and black hairs. Primate MC1R has been subject to purifying selection throughout mos…
Potential arms race in the coevolution of primates and angiosperms
OBJECTIVES: We explored whether variation in the sweet taste receptor protein T1R3 in primates could contribute to differences in sweet taste repertoire among species, potentially reflecting coevolution with local plants. Specifically, we examined which primates are likely to be sweet "tasters" of brazzein, a protein found in the fruit of the African plant Pentadiplandra brazzeana that tastes intensely sweet to humans, but provides little energy.…
Sexual behavior, sexual swelling, and penile evolution in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
Phylogeny of lion tamarins ( Leontopithecus spp) based on interphotoreceptor retinol binding protein intron sequences
The evolutionary relationships of the lion tamarins ( Leontopithecus ) were investigated using nuclear interphotoreceptor retinol binding protein (IRBP) intron sequences. Phylogenetic reconstructions strongly support the monophyly of the genus, and a sister relationship between the golden lion tamarin, Leontopithecus rosalia , and the black lion tamarin, L. chrysopygus , to the exclusion of the golden‐headed lion tamarin, L. chrysomelas . The mos…
Single‐copy nuclear DNA sequences obtained from noninvasively collected primate feces
Noninvasively collected primate feces have been shown to provide a useful source of mitochondrial DNA for sequencing and nuclear microsatellite DNA for size analysis. In this study, single‐copy nuclear DNA sequences were obtained from noninvasively collected fecal samples of two species of wild tamarins, Saguinus fuscicollis and S. mystax , in the context of a project on the functional utility of color vision. Noninvasive genotyping of the X‐link…
Leaders of progressions in wild mixed‐species troops of saddleback ( Saguinus fuscicollis ) and mustached tamarins ( S. mystax ), with emphasis on color vision and sex
Leadership of travel progression is an important aspect of group living. It is widely believed that trichromacy evolved to facilitate the detection and selection of fruit in the dappled light of a forest. Further, it has been proposed that in New World primate species, which typically contain a range of color vision phenotypes, at least one female in a group will be trichromatic (i.e., having three types of visual pigment, in contrast to the two …
Dichromatic and Trichromatic Callithrix geoffroyi Differ in Relative Foraging Ability for Red-Green Color-Camouflaged and Non-camouflaged food
Evolution of a pigmentation gene, the melanocortin‐1 receptor, in primates
The melanocortin‐1 receptor (MC1R) forms a critical switch in the production of orange/red pheomelanin and black/brown eumelanin pigments during hair development in mammals. The molecular evolution of the melanocortin‐1 receptor gene was investigated in a broad range of primate species, including several groups with large differences in distribution of orange/red and black hairs. Primate MC1R has been subject to purifying selection throughout mos…
Factors Affecting Group Spread within Wild Mixed-Species Troops of Saddleback and Mustached Tamarins
Genetic basis of olfactory communication in primates
The genes involved in olfactory communication in mammals via the vomeronasal system are summarized, and studies investigating these genes in primates are reviewed. Only five potentially functional vomeronasal receptor genes ( V1RL s) have been found in humans, and only one of these ( V1RL1 ) has been studied in other primates. V1RL1 has become a pseudogene repeatedly during primate evolution, but patterns of natural selection on primate V1RL gene…
The primate palette
Flip through The Pictorial Guide to the Living Primates 1 and you will notice a striking yet generally underappreciated aspect of primate biology: primates are extremely colorful. Primate skin and pelage coloration were highlighted examples in Darwin's 2 original discussions of sexual selection but, surprisingly, the topic has received little research attention since. Here we summarize the patterns of color variation observed across the primate o…
Brief communication
Almost all mammals have brown or darkly‐pigmented eyes (irises), but among primates, there are some prominent blue‐eyed exceptions. The blue eyes of some humans and lemurs are a striking example of convergent evolution of a rare phenotype on distant branches of the primate tree. Recent work on humans indicates that blue eye color is associated with, and likely caused by, a single nucleotide polymorphism (rs12913832) in an intron of the gene HERC2…
Primate genotyping via high resolution melt analysis
Potential arms race in the coevolution of primates and angiosperms
OBJECTIVES: We explored whether variation in the sweet taste receptor protein T1R3 in primates could contribute to differences in sweet taste repertoire among species, potentially reflecting coevolution with local plants. Specifically, we examined which primates are likely to be sweet "tasters" of brazzein, a protein found in the fruit of the African plant Pentadiplandra brazzeana that tastes intensely sweet to humans, but provides little energy.…
Biology (12 works) · Primate (9 works) · Zoology (9 works) · Evolutionary biology (8 works) · Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (7 works) · Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (6 works) · Genetics (6 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (6 works) · Animal Behavior and Reproduction (5 works) · Ecology (5 works)