St Andrews Research Repository

St Andrews University Home
View Item 
  •   St Andrews Research Repository
  • University of St Andrews Research
  • University of St Andrews Research
  • University of St Andrews Research
  • View Item
  •   St Andrews Research Repository
  • University of St Andrews Research
  • University of St Andrews Research
  • University of St Andrews Research
  • View Item
  •   St Andrews Research Repository
  • University of St Andrews Research
  • University of St Andrews Research
  • University of St Andrews Research
  • View Item
  • Login
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

Recent genetic connectivity and clinal variation in chimpanzees

Thumbnail
View/Open
Lester_2021_CB_Geneticconnectivity_CC.pdf (3.562Mb)
Date
05/03/2021
Author
Lester, Jack D.
Vigilant, Linda
Gratton, Paolo
McCarthy, Maureen S.
Barratt, Christopher D.
Dieguez, Paula
Agbor, Anthony
Álvarez-Varona, Paula
Angedakin, Samuel
Ayimisin, Emmanuel Ayuk
Bailey, Emma
Bessone, Mattia
Brazzola, Gregory
Chancellor, Rebecca
Cohen, Heather
Danquah, Emmanuel
Deschner, Tobias
Egbe, Villard Ebot
Eno-Nku, Manasseh
Goedmakers, Annemarie
Granjon, Anne-Céline
Head, Josephine
Hedwig, Daniela
Hernandez-Aguilar, R. Adriana
Jeffery, Kathryn J.
Jones, Sorrel
Junker, Jessica
Kadam, Parag
Kaiser, Michael
Kalan, Ammie K.
Kehoe, Laura
Kienast, Ivonne
Langergraber, Kevin E.
Lapuente, Juan
Laudisoit, Anne
Lee, Kevin
Marrocoli, Sergio
Mihindou, Vianet
Morgan, David
Muhanguzi, Geoffrey
Neil, Emily
Nicholl, Sonia
Orbell, Christopher
Ormsby, Lucy Jayne
Pacheco, Liliana
Piel, Alex
Robbins, Martha M.
Rundus, Aaron
Sanz, Crickette
Sciaky, Lilah
Siaka, Alhaji M.
Städele, Veronika
Stewart, Fiona
Tagg, Nikki
Ton, Els
van Schijndel, Joost
Vyalengerera, Magloire Kambale
Wessling, Erin G.
Willie, Jacob
Wittig, Roman M.
Yuh, Yisa Ginath
Yurkiw, Kyle
Zuberbuehler, Klaus
Boesch, Christophe
Kühl, Hjalmar S.
Arandjelovic, Mimi
Keywords
BF Psychology
NDAS
Metadata
Show full item record
Altmetrics Handle Statistics
Altmetrics DOI Statistics
Abstract
Much like humans, chimpanzees occupy diverse habitats and exhibit extensive behavioural variability. However, chimpanzees are recognized as a discontinuous species, with four subspecies separated by historical geographic barriers. Nevertheless, their range-wide degree of genetic connectivity remains poorly resolved, mainly due to sampling limitations. By analyzing a geographically comprehensive sample set amplified at microsatellite markers that inform recent population history, we found that isolation by distance explains most of the range-wide genetic structure of chimpanzees. Furthermore, we did not identify spatial discontinuities corresponding with the recognized subspecies, suggesting that some of the subspecies-delineating geographic barriers were recently permeable to gene flow. Substantial range-wide genetic connectivity is consistent with the hypothesis that behavioural flexibility is a salient driver of chimpanzee responses to changing environmental conditions. Finally, our observation of strong local differentiation associated with recent anthropogenic pressures portends future loss of critical genetic diversity if habitat fragmentation and population isolation continue unabated.
Citation
Lester , J D , Vigilant , L , Gratton , P , McCarthy , M S , Barratt , C D , Dieguez , P , Agbor , A , Álvarez-Varona , P , Angedakin , S , Ayimisin , E A , Bailey , E , Bessone , M , Brazzola , G , Chancellor , R , Cohen , H , Danquah , E , Deschner , T , Egbe , V E , Eno-Nku , M , Goedmakers , A , Granjon , A-C , Head , J , Hedwig , D , Hernandez-Aguilar , R A , Jeffery , K J , Jones , S , Junker , J , Kadam , P , Kaiser , M , Kalan , A K , Kehoe , L , Kienast , I , Langergraber , K E , Lapuente , J , Laudisoit , A , Lee , K , Marrocoli , S , Mihindou , V , Morgan , D , Muhanguzi , G , Neil , E , Nicholl , S , Orbell , C , Ormsby , L J , Pacheco , L , Piel , A , Robbins , M M , Rundus , A , Sanz , C , Sciaky , L , Siaka , A M , Städele , V , Stewart , F , Tagg , N , Ton , E , van Schijndel , J , Vyalengerera , M K , Wessling , E G , Willie , J , Wittig , R M , Yuh , Y G , Yurkiw , K , Zuberbuehler , K , Boesch , C , Kühl , H S & Arandjelovic , M 2021 , ' Recent genetic connectivity and clinal variation in chimpanzees ' , Communications Biology , vol. 4 , 283 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-01806-x
Publication
Communications Biology
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-01806-x
ISSN
2399-3642
Type
Journal article
Rights
Copyright © The Author(s) 2021. Open Access. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Description
Authors thank the Max Planck Society, Max Planck Society Innovation Fund and the Heinz L. Krekeler Foundation for providing funding to the PanAf project.
Collections
  • University of St Andrews Research
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10023/21563

Items in the St Andrews Research Repository are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.

Advanced Search

Browse

All of RepositoryCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateNamesTitlesSubjectsClassificationTypeFunderThis CollectionBy Issue DateNamesTitlesSubjectsClassificationTypeFunder

My Account

Login

Open Access

To find out how you can benefit from open access to research, see our library web pages and Open Access blog. For open access help contact: openaccess@st-andrews.ac.uk.

Accessibility

Read our Accessibility statement.

How to submit research papers

The full text of research papers can be submitted to the repository via Pure, the University's research information system. For help see our guide: How to deposit in Pure.

Electronic thesis deposit

Help with deposit.

Repository help

For repository help contact: Digital-Repository@st-andrews.ac.uk.

Give Feedback

Cookie policy

This site may use cookies. Please see Terms and Conditions.

Usage statistics

COUNTER-compliant statistics on downloads from the repository are available from the IRUS-UK Service. Contact us for information.

© University of St Andrews Library

University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland, No SC013532.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter