In search of a meaningful classification for Amazonian marmosets: Should dwarf marmosets be considered Mico congenerics? |
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| Authors: | Felipe E Silva Rodrigo Costa‐Araújo Jean P Boubli Marcelo I Santana Caetano L B Franco Fabrício Bertuol Hermano Nunes José de Souza Silva‐Júnior Izeni Farias Tomas Hrbek |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford, Salford, UK;2. Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá, Tefé, Brazil;3. Programa de pós‐gradua??o em Ecologia, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amaz?nia, Manaus, Brazil;4. Laboratório de Evolu??o e Genética Animal (LEGAL), Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil;5. Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Brasília, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, Brazil;6. Escola Estadual de Ensino Medio Prof. Olivina Olivia Carneiro da Cunha, Joao Pessoa, Brazil;7. Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Coordena??o de Zoologia, Belém, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | The criteria to classify the diversity of Neotropical Primates have recently taken the discussion boards due to the reappraisal on the phylogenetic relationship of some groups. Such controversial and arbitrary decisions, however, can hamper conservation actions in as much as it becomes difficult to prioritise and set meaningful targets. It is the case for dwarf marmosets from central Amazonia. Today, the classification of dwarf marmosets in Mico or Callibella genus has not been satisfactorily settled. Aiming to contribute to the taxonomic and conservation assessment of dwarf marmosets, we conducted new data collection during 3‐year fieldwork in the Aripuanã River, where the species was discovered. We present the first phylogenomic analysis of the evolutionary relationships between marmosets, new data from mitochondrial DNA and morphology, as well new records to clarify geographic distribution. With this new evidence, we support dwarf marmosets as the genus Callibella. We further discuss the implications for the conservation of this marmoset. |
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| Keywords: |
Callibella
Callitrichinae genus phylogenomics taxonomic classification |
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