@article{fdi:010062485,
  title = {{T}he genetic population structure of wild western lowland gorillas ({G}orilla gorilla gorilla) living in continuous rain forest},
  author = {{F}unfstuck, {T}. and {A}randjelovic, {M}. and {M}organ, {D}. {B}. and {S}anz, {C}. and {B}reuer, {T}. and {S}tokes, {E}. {J}. and {R}eed, {P}. and {O}lson, {S}. {H}. and {C}ameron, {K}. and {O}ndzie, {A}. and {P}eeters, {M}artine and {K}uhl, {H}. {S}. and {C}ipolletta, {C}. and {T}odd, {A}. and {M}asi, {S}. and {D}oran-{S}heehy, {D}. {M}. and {B}radley, {B}. {J}. and {V}igilant, {L}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}o understand the evolutionary histories and conservation potential of wild animal species it is useful to assess whether taxa are genetically structured into different populations and identify the underlying factors responsible for any clustering. {L}andscape features such as rivers may influence genetic population structure, and analysis of structure by sex can further reveal effects of sex-specific dispersal. {U}sing microsatellite genotypes obtained from noninvasively collected fecal samples we investigated the population structure of 261 western lowland gorillas ({WLG}s) ({G}orilla gorilla gorilla) from seven locations spanning an approximately 37,000 km(2) region of mainly continuous rain forest within {C}entral {A}frican {R}epublic ({CAR}), {R}epublic of {C}ongo and {C}ameroon. {W}e found our sample to consist of two or three significantly differentiated clusters. {T}he boundaries of the clusters coincided with courses of major rivers. {M}oreover, geographic distance detoured around rivers better-explained variation in genetic distance than straight line distance. {T}ogether these results suggest that major rivers in our study area play an important role in directing {WLG} gene flow. {T}he number of clusters did not change when males and females were analyzed separately, indicating a lack of greater philopatry in {WLG} females than males at this scale.},
  keywords = {{G}orilla gorilla gorilla ; population structure ; sex-specific dispersal ; philopatry ; {CENTRAFRICAINE} {REPUBLIQUE} ; {CONGO} ; {CAMEROUN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {P}rimatology},
  volume = {76},
  numero = {9},
  pages = {868--878},
  ISSN = {0275-2565},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1002/ajp.22274},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062485},
}