Date of Award
Summer 8-2-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Anthropology
First Advisor
Christopher C. Gilbert
Second Advisor
Jason M. Kamilar
Academic Program Adviser
Jonathan Shannon
Abstract
Ecological niche modeling investigates how climatic variables have influenced taxonomic diversity in Papio. Models performed well suggesting climatic variables influence the distribution of baboon species. Niche overlap among all possible pairs of taxa determined that species exhibited significantly different niches. The results of these models support a parapatric speciation scenario.
Recommended Citation
Fuchs, Amanda J., "Ecological niche modeling of the genus Papio" (2017). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/210
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