Geography vs. past climate: the drivers of population genetic structure of the Himalayan langur.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Contemporary species distribution, genetic diversity and evolutionary history in many taxa are shaped by both historical and current climate as well as topography. The Himalayas show a huge variation in topography and climatic conditions across its entire range, and have experienced major climatic fluctuations in the past. However, very little is known regarding how this heterogenous landscape has moulded the distribution of Himalayan fauna. A recent study examined the effect of these historical events on the genetic diversity of the Himalayan langurs in Nepal Himalaya. However, this study did not include the samples from the Indian Himalayan region (IHR). Therefore, here we revisit the questions addressed in the previous study with a near complete sampling from the IHR,

SUBMITTER: Arekar K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9377076 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature