The genomics of ecological flexibility, large brains, and long lives in capuchin monkeys revealed with fecalFACS.

ABSTRACT: Ecological flexibility, extended lifespans, and large brains have long intrigued evolutionary biologists, and comparative genomics offers an efficient and effective tool for generating new insights into the evolution of such traits. Studies of capuchin monkeys are particularly well situated to shed light on the selective pressures and genetic underpinnings of local adaptation to diverse habitats, longevity, and brain development. Distributed widely across Central and South America, they are inventive and extractive foragers, known for their sensorimotor intelligence. Capuchins have among the largest relative brain size of any monkey and a lifespan that exceeds 50 y, despite their small (3 to 5 kg) body size. We assemble and annotate a de novo reference genome for Cebus imitator Thro

SUBMITTER: Orkin JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7896301 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature