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    Science. 2006 Jun 2;312(5778):1378-81. Epub 2006 May 11.

    A new genus of African monkey, Rungwecebus: morphology, ecology, and molecular phylogenetics.

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    Wildlife Conservation Society, Southern Highlands Conservation Programme, Post Office Box 1475, Mbeya, Tanzania. tdavenport@wcs.org

    Abstract

    A new species of African monkey, Lophocebus kipunji, was described in 2005 based on observations from two sites in Tanzania. We have since obtained a specimen killed by a farmer on Mount Rungwe, the type locality. Detailed molecular phylogenetic analyses of this specimen demonstrate that the genus Lophocebus is diphyletic. We provide a description of a new genus of African monkey and of the only preserved specimen of this primate. We also present information on the animal's ecology and conservation.

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    16690815
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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