Population and landscape genetics of an introduced species (M. fascicularis) on the island of Mauritius.

ABSTRACT: The cynomolgus macaque, Macaca fascicularis, was introduced onto the island of Mauritius in the early 17(th) century. The species experienced explosive population growth, and currently exists at high population densities. Anecdotes collected from nonhuman primate trappers on the island of Mauritius allege that animals from the northern portion of the island are larger in body size than and superior in condition to their conspecifics in the south. Although previous genetic studies have reported Mauritian cynomolgus macaques to be panmictic, the individuals included in these studies were either from the southern/central or an unknown portion of the island. In this study, we sampled individuals broadly throughout the entire island of Mauritius and used spatial principle component analysis to

SUBMITTER: Satkoski Trask J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3544817 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature