Ferreira da Silva, Maria Joana, Tralma, Paula, Colmonero Costeira, Ivo, Cravo-Mota, Mariana, Farassi, Rassina, Hammond, Philippa, Lewis-Bevan, Lynn, Bamford, Marion K., Biro, Dora, Lüdecke, Tina, Mathe, Jacinto, Bobe, René, Capelli, Cristian, Carvalho, Susana and Martínez, Felipe I.
2025.
Sex-mediated gene flow in grayfoot chacma baboons (Papio ursinus griseipes) in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.
International Journal of Primatology
46
, pp. 705-736.
10.1007/s10764-025-00494-2
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Abstract
Dispersal behavior influences gene flow and the spatial distribution of genetic diversity, which is crucial for a species' evolutionary trajectory and population persistence under environmental changes. We used gene flow as a proxy to investigate dispersal patterns in the grayfoot chacma baboon (Papio ursinus griseipes) in Gorongosa National Park (GNP), central Mozambique. The baboons inhabit a mosaic landscape with a seasonally variable environment. Thirty-two years ago, GNP was the epicenter of a major war that severely reduced apex predators, resulting in limited mammalian predation on baboons. We aimed to characterize genetic diversity, examine the extent and direction of sex-biased gene flow at different time frames and investigate changes in population size and recent migration events. We collected 121 non-invasive DNA samples and analyzed uni- and bi-parentally inherited markers, comprising mitochondrial DNA, autosomal and Y-linked microsatellites, at two geographic locations (GNP and Catapú Forest Reserve) 150 km apart. We observed high genetic diversity and no evidence of a recent population decline. We identified six mitochondrial haplotypes, including a genetically distinct one in Catapu Forest Reserve. We found molecular evidence for historical and current male-mediated gene flow and female philopatry. Our results highlight the resilience of dispersal patterns in Papio sp. in diverse and seasonally variable ecosystems which have been disturbed by anthropogenic activities.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Date Type: | Publication |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | Schools > Biosciences |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| ISSN: | 0164-0291 |
| Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 20 May 2025 |
| Date of Acceptance: | 3 April 2025 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Sep 2025 14:09 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/178365 |
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