Baboons at a Crossroads: Hybridisation Events and Genomic Links of Central Mozambique's Baboons With <i>Papio</i> Neighbors
Our findings reveal yellow baboon introgression in Central Mozambique chacmas, confirming this being a region hosting baboons with complex ancestry composition. Broader genomic surveys across Mozambique are necessary to uncover the population structure and evolutionary history of chacmas in this area, as well as the role of this region as a biodiversity crossroads for primates.
Authors
- Giacomo Mutti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8687-3333)
- Cristian Capelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9348-9084)
- Felipe I. Martínez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0650-4448)
- María Joana Ferreira da Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6747-9827)
- Matteo Caldon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5108-2021)
- Giacomo Mercuri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5127-9587)
Institutions
- University of Parma (IT)
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (CL)
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Barcelona Supercomputing Center (ES)
- Institute for Research in Biomedicine (ES)
- Cardiff University (GB)
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Biological Anthropology
- Published
- 2025-06-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.70082
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.19
Funders
- “la Caixa” Foundation
- Dipartimenti di Eccellenza
- Università degli Studi di Parma
- Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo
- Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia