Date of Award
2023
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Detwiler, Kate M.
Abstract
Cercopithecus ascanius is an African primate species encompassing five geographic types with unresolved taxonomy. Recent publications have analyzed C. ascanius genetic diversity and taxonomy; however, few publications have addressed the genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of C. ascanius from wild populations. My objectives for this thesis were to determine mtDNA diversity within the C. Ascanius species and investigate C. ascanius genetic structure. Results from this thesis support findings from previous studies wherein C. ascanius depicted high mitochondrial diversity and all C. ascanius subspecies form a monophyletic clade within the Cercopithecus genus. Analyzing additional samples of C. ascanius monkeys will strengthen molecular diversity estimation and clarify genetic structure within the C. ascanius lineage.
Extent
65 p.
Recommended Citation
Dutra, Vitor Daniel, "MITOCHONDRIAL GENETIC DIVERSITY OF THE RED-TAILED MONKEY, CERCOPITHECUS ASCANIUS, IN AFRICAN RAINFORESTS" (2023). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present. 1237.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general/1237
Identifier
FA00014325
Comments
Includes bibliography.|Thesis (MA)--Florida Atlantic University, 2023.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Includes bibliography.