Genetic and evolutionary relationships among Asian Macaques

Published gene frequency data, checked for consistency of allele definitions across laboratories and for comparability of geographically identical samples, were pooled into a data set containing frequencies at nine loci for each of 20 populations that encompassed 10 macaque species. Genetic distances were calculated by the methods of Kidd and Cavalli-Sforza (1974). These distances were used to construct phylogenetic trees and to evaluate the relationships between divergence times and effective population sizes. Inter-and intraspecific genetic distances and the groupings defined by phenetic tree analyses support Fooden’s (1976) classification of the genus Macacainto four species groups. A paleozoogeographical model of Asia including the known times of major sea-level changes allows us to explain Macacainto four species groups. A paleozoogeographical model of Asia including the known times of major sea-level changes allows us to explain qualitatively the inferred evolutionary relationships among macaque species. Many assumptions are required in order to estimate the variables necessary in the quantitative prediction of genetic differences for a comparison between any two populations. Examination of those assumptions demonstrates the need for more accurate genetic as well as paleozoogeographic information. An erratum to this article is available at .     

滇西保山地区石炭纪、二叠纪古动物地理演化

探讨滇西保山地块晚古生代Ｔｉｎｇ类、有孔虫、珊瑚、牙形刺、腕足类等动物群的古生物地理属性,根据牙形刺和Ｔｉｎｇ类化石,确定长期争论的丁家寨组的时代为Ａｒｔｉｎｓｋｉａｎ期,小型单体珊瑚Ｃｙａｔｈａｘｏｎｉａ动物群可出现在从早石炭世到二叠纪的多种沉积环境中,不一定指示冷水冈瓦纳型。根据沉积特征及对环境特别敏感的珊瑚和Ｔｉｎｇ类动物群的分布特点,结合全球构造事件,恢复保山地块的古地理演化模式。早石炭世