More howler monkey lovin’

Posted by on August 27, 2007; This entry is filed under Uncategorized.
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John Hawks follows up the monkey hybridization story, providing some important ecological context:

[T]he primary difference between the two species is cold tolerance: A. pigra can and does live at higher altitudes than A. palliata, ranging high enough that it must tolerate freezing temperatures
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Larger monkeys with larger, more complex molars, differences in throat anatomy, and greater cold tolerance, in contrast to a smaller, more cosmopolitan species, with the opportunity for gene flow during interglacials. They sound like Neanderhowlers.

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  1. neandertal August 28th, 2007 at 12:25 am

    Gotta love that gene flow…

  2. JayM August 28th, 2007 at 2:28 pm

    http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0208/feature7/?fs=www3.nationalgeographic.com&fs=plasma.nationalgeographic.com

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