Population dynamics and genetic connectivity in recent chimpanzee history.
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SUBMITTER: Fontsere C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9188271 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun
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Population dynamics and genetic connectivity in recent chimpanzee history.
Fontsere Claudia C Kuhlwilm Martin M Morcillo-Suarez Carlos C Alvarez-Estape Marina M Lester Jack D JD Gratton Paolo P Schmidt Joshua M JM Dieguez Paula P Aebischer Thierry T Álvarez-Varona Paula P Agbor Anthony A Angedakin Samuel S Assumang Alfred K AK Ayimisin Emmanuel A EA Bailey Emma E Barubiyo Donatienne D Bessone Mattia M Carretero-Alonso Andrea A Chancellor Rebecca R Cohen Heather H Danquah Emmanuel E Deschner Tobias T Dunn Andrew A Dupain Jef J Egbe Villard E VE Feliu Olga O Goedmakers Annemarie A Granjon Anne-Céline AC Head Josephine J Hedwig Daniela D Hermans Veerle V Hernandez-Aguilar R Adriana RA Imong Inaoyom I Jones Sorrel S Junker Jessica J Kadam Parag P Kaiser Mike M Kambere Mbangi M Kambale Magloire V MV Kalan Ammie K AK Kienast Ivonne I Kujirakwinja Deo D Langergraber Kevin K Lapuente Juan J Larson Bradley B Laudisoit Anne A Lee Kevin K Llana Manuel M Llorente Miquel M Marrocoli Sergio S Morgan David D Mulindahabi Felix F Murai Mizuki M Neil Emily E Nicholl Sonia S Nixon Stuart S Normand Emma E Orbell Chris C Ormsby Lucy J LJ Pacheco Liliana L Piel Alex A Riera Laura L Robbins Martha M MM Rundus Aaron A Sanz Crickette C Sciaky Lilah L Sommer Volker V Stewart Fiona A FA Tagg Nikki N Tédonzong Luc Roscelin LR Ton Els E van Schijndel Joost J Vergnes Virginie V Wessling Erin G EG Willie Jacob J Wittig Roman M RM Yuh Yisa G YG Yurkiw Kyle K Zuberbuehler Klaus K Hecht Jochen J Vigilant Linda L Boesch Christophe C Andrés Aida M AM Hughes David A DA Kühl Hjalmar S HS Lizano Esther E Arandjelovic Mimi M Marques-Bonet Tomas T
Cell genomics 20220608 6
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