The Genetic Status of the Critically Endangered Hainan Gibbon (Nomascus hainanus): A Species Moving Toward Extinction

The Genetic Status of the Critically Endangered Hainan Gibbon (Nomascus hainanus): A Species Moving Toward Extinction

The Hainan gibbon (Nomascus hainanus), once widespread across Hainan, China, is now found only in the Bawangling National Nature Reserve. With a remaining population size of 33 individuals, it is the world’s rarest primate. Habitat loss and fragmentation are the primary drivers of Hainan gibbon popu...

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Main Authors: Yanqing Guo, Jiang Chang, Ling Han, Tao Liu, Gang Li, Paul A. Garber, Ning Xiao, Jiang Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
critically endangered
genetic status
population size
Hainan gibbon
conservation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2020.608633/full

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