Gelada (Theropithecus gelada) genomic diversity sheds light on the biogeography of an endemic species of the Ethiopian highlands
Giacomo Mercuri·Cristian Capelli·Giacomo Mutti·Hiroo Imai·Xiaochan Yan·Takayoshi Shotake·Gurja Belay·Spartaco Gippoliti·Matteo Caldon
Abstract Genomic data are increasingly used in primatology to understand how landscape features, dispersal patterns, and historical processes shape population structure and conservation-relevant diversity. The gelada ( Theropithecus gelada ), an endemic primate of the Ethiopian highlands, is currently divided into three subspecies; yet little is known about the extent of genomic variation within these groups. This gap is most pronounced for the Central gelada ( T. gelada obscurus ), the most wid