TY - JOUR

T1 - The biogeography of the Papio baboons

AU - Winder, Isabelle C.

PY - 2014/1

Y1 - 2014/1

N2 - The Papio baboons are known for their ecological flexibility and wide geographic ranges, as well as their uncertain taxonomy. There have, however, been few systematic comparisons of the environments occupied by the 6 major Papio species, and how differences in range conditions and variability might affect their evolutionary ecology remains unknown. This paper uses geographical information system techniques to explore the environmental associations of all 6 major species. It argues that despite some small differences in the average conditions encountered by each, it is in fact variation within individual ranges that is most apparent. In fact, the differences between the environments occupied by adjacent troops in well-known national parks may be as large or larger than the average differences in the ranges of different species, and this may have important implications for baboon biogeography.

AB - The Papio baboons are known for their ecological flexibility and wide geographic ranges, as well as their uncertain taxonomy. There have, however, been few systematic comparisons of the environments occupied by the 6 major Papio species, and how differences in range conditions and variability might affect their evolutionary ecology remains unknown. This paper uses geographical information system techniques to explore the environmental associations of all 6 major species. It argues that despite some small differences in the average conditions encountered by each, it is in fact variation within individual ranges that is most apparent. In fact, the differences between the environments occupied by adjacent troops in well-known national parks may be as large or larger than the average differences in the ranges of different species, and this may have important implications for baboon biogeography.

KW - Papio

KW - Biogeography

KW - Geographical information systems

KW - Environment

KW - Range

KW - Climate

KW - Landscape

KW - Vegetation

U2 - 10.1159/000362545

DO - 10.1159/000362545

M3 - Article

VL - 85

SP - 292

EP - 318

JO - Folia primatologica

JF - Folia primatologica

SN - 0015-5713

IS - 5

ER -