Mitochondrial and nuclear markers suggest Hanuman langur (Primates: Colobinae) polyphyly: Implications for their species status

Karanth, K Praveen and Singh, Lalji and Stewart, Caro-Beth (2010) Mitochondrial and nuclear markers suggest Hanuman langur (Primates: Colobinae) polyphyly: Implications for their species status. In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 54 (2). pp. 627-633.

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Abstract

Recent molecular studies on langurs of the Indian subcontinent suggest that the widely-distributed and morphologically variable Hanuman langurs (Semnopithecus entellus) are polyphyletic with respect to Nilgiri and urple-faced langurs. To further investigate this scenario, we have analyzed additional sequences of mitochondrial cytochrome b as well as nuclear protamine P1 genes from these species. The results confirm Hanuman langur polyphyly in the mitochondrial tree and the nuclear markers suggest that the Hanuman langurs share protamine P1 alleles with Nilgiri and purple-faced langurs. We recommend provisional splitting of the so-called Hanuman langurs into three species such that the taxonomy is consistent with their evolutionary relationships.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Publisher:	Elsevier science
Additional Information:	Copyright for this article belongs to Elsevier science.
Keywords:	Semnopithecus; Lineage sorting; Cytochrome b; Protamine P1; Molecular systematics; Speciation
Department/Centre:	Division of Biological Sciences > Centre for Ecological Sciences
Date Deposited:	09 Feb 2010 11:29
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 05:54
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/25507

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