A composite estimate of primate phylogeny
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesPublished 29 June 1995
Andy Purvis
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The composite tree is derived by applying a parsimony algorithm to over a hundred previous estimates, and is well resolved, containing 160 nodes, and will be a useful framework for comparative biologists.
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This paper presents an estimate of the phylogeny of all 203 species of primate. The composite tree is derived by applying a parsimony algorithm to over a hundred previous estimates, and is well resolved, containing 160 nodes. The ages of over half the clades in the tree have been estimated from information in the literature. Bootstrapping has been used to indicate the degree of certainty associated with each clade. The tree will be a useful framework for comparative biologists and shows which areas of primate phylogeny are still only sketchily known.
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Analysis of the rich data base for this order has already taught us much about the evolution of DNA sequences, as well as about the phylogenetic history of humans and other primates.
American Journal of Physical AnthropologyHominoid heterochromatin: Terminal C‐bands as a complex genetic trait linking chimpanzee and gorilla
27 Citations1993Jonathan Marks
The distribution of heterochromatin at the tips of the chromosomes of gorillas and chimpanzees suggests a phylogenetic association between those two taxa exclusive of humans.
Journal of Human EvolutionThe applications and limitations of ontogenetic comparisons for phylogeny reconstruction: the case of the strepsirhine internal carotid artery
25 Citations1992Anne D. Yoder
Outgroup comparisons strongly support the hypothesis that the ascending pharyngeal artery is a derived character and therefore indicative of cheirogaleids and lorisiforms constitute a monophyletic clade.
Folia PrimatologicaVariations in Dental Measurements between Saguinus Species and Their Systematic Relationships
24 Citations1992Masahito Natori, Tsunehiko Hanihara
Multivariate analysis is applied to dental measurements of Saguinus species to analyse their systematic relationships and finds that S. inustus shows closer affinity with S. labiatus and S. mystax than with the former 3 species.
Folia PrimatologicaAnatomy and Systematic Significance of the Penis of the Pygmy Chimpanzee, Pan paniscus
23 Citations1981R. J. Izor, Sandra L. Walchuk +1 more
The penis of Pan paniscus shares many characteristics with that of the common chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes, including an undivided corpus cavernosum, epidermal ker, and enamel shield.
PrimatesA cladistic analysis of interspecific relationships ofSaguinus
23 Citations1988Masahito Natori
Saguinus are divided into two main groups; one consists of S. oedipus, S. geoffroyi, andS.
The Karyology of South American Primates and Their Relationship to African and Asian Species
22 Citations1980Andrea Chiarelli
Karyology, the study of chromosomes, is now reaching a level of great detail and now offer the possibility of interpreting in a reasonable way how the genetic information is organized on them, how it is duplicated, andHow it is transferred to individuals of subsequent generations.
Biochemical Evidence on the Phylogeny of Anthropoidea
22 Citations1980Marietta L. Baba, Linda L. Darga +1 more
Anthropoidea is the suborder of Primates which includes New and Old World monkeys, apes, and humans and has received general acceptance since Simpson (1945) included it in his classification of mammals.
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