Phylogeography and population structure of the golden monkeys ( Rhinopithecus roxellana )

Inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences

Bibliographic Data

ID19386479
AuthorsMing Li (0000-0001-7109-5084, Chinese Academy of Sciences, corresponding author), Zhijin Liu (0000-0003-2923-1120, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Jinxun Gou (Chinese Academy of Sciences), Baoping Ren (Chinese Academy of Sciences), Ruliang Pan (0000-0003-4467-2143, University of the Witwatersrand), Yanjie Su (0000-0003-3508-8674, Peking University), Stephan M Funk (0000-0001-7992-4115, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust), Fuwen Wei (0000-0002-5233-1288, Chinese Academy of Sciences, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume69
Issue11
Pages1195-1209
Publication date2007-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Primatology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0275-2565 • E-ISSN: 1098-2345
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajp.20425
PMID17385699
OpenAlexW2060080419
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited32

The golden monkey ( Rhinopithecus roxellana ) is one of the most endangered primate species due to its dramatically shrinking distribution during the past 400 years. Its populations are restricted to three isolated regions, Qinglin (QL), Sichuan/Gansu (SG), and Shennongjia (SNJ) in China. As with other snub‐nosed monkeys in China and Vietnam, the biology and evolution of this species is still poorly known. To assess genetic differentiation and explore the relationships among populations of golden monkeys from different geographic locations, 379 bp of mitochondrial DNA control region (CR) hypervariable segment I (HVI) was studied from 60 individuals. Twelve haplotypes were identified from seven populations within the three regions. Haplotype diversity was high (0.845), whereas nucleotide diversity among all haplotypes was low (0.0331). The most recent common ancestor (TMRCA) among mtDNA haplotypes was estimated to have lived approximately 0.48–0.32 million years ago. None of the haplotypes is shared among any of the three regions. Phylogenetic analysis and AMOVA revealed clear and significant phylogeographic structure between the three regions. However, only SG contained haplotypes of the two main clades, indicating either incomplete random sorting of haplotypes or a complex history with phases of population subdivisions and merging of populations. The phylogeographic structure implies that R. roxellana should be regarded as separate management units (MUs) for each of the three regions. It is likely that recent phylogeographic history has shaped the pattern of genetic differentiation observed in the golden monkey and that its populations have suffered significant demographic fluctuation. Am. J. Primatol. 69:1195–1209, 2007. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc

Biology · Evolutionary biology · Gene · Mitochondrial DNA · Phylogenetics · Phylogeography · Population · Population structure · Zoology · Bat Biology and Ecology Studies · Demography · Genetic diversity and population structure · Primate Behavior and Ecology · Ecology · Genetics

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