Local genetic adaptation to habitat in wild chimpanzees

Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 387(6730)

Published: Jan. 9, 2025

How populations adapt to their environment is a fundamental question in biology. Yet, we know surprisingly little about this process, especially for endangered species, such as nonhuman great apes. Chimpanzees, our closest living relatives, are particularly notable because they inhabit diverse habitats, from rainforest woodland-savannah. Whether genetic adaptation facilitates habitat diversity remains unknown, despite it having wide implications evolutionary biology and conservation. By using newly sequenced exomes 828 wild chimpanzees (388 postfiltering), found evidence of fine-scale habitat, with signatures positive selection forest the same genes underlying malaria humans. This work demonstrates power noninvasive samples reveal adaptations highlights importance adaptive chimpanzees.

Language: Английский

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Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) grouping patterns in an open and dry savanna landscape, Issa Valley, western Tanzania

Journal of Human Evolution, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 163, P. 103137 - 103137

Published: Jan. 29, 2022

Language: Английский

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Local genetic adaptation to habitat in wild chimpanzees

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: July 11, 2024

Abstract How populations adapt to their environment is a fundamental question in biology. Yet we know surprisingly little about this process, especially for endangered species such as non-human great apes. Chimpanzees, our closest living relatives, are particularly interesting because they inhabit diverse habitats, from rainforest woodland-savannah. Whether genetic adaptation facilitates habitat diversity remains unknown, despite having wide implications evolutionary biology and conservation. Using 828 newly generated exomes wild chimpanzees, find evidence of fine-scale habitat. Notably, malaria forest chimpanzees mediated by the same genes underlying humans. This work demonstrates power non-invasive samples reveal adaptations highlights importance adaptive chimpanzees. One-Sentence Summary Chimpanzees show local habitat, pathogens, malaria, forests.

Language: Английский

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Conceptual Frameworks and Criticisms

Springer eBooks, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 47 - 62

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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