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Landscape genetics, combining population genetics and ecology, reveals how environments shape primate genetic diversity. This review highlights its underutilization in primatology and offers guidance for future research.

Keywords:

gene flow genetic connectivity least-cost path remote sensing resistance distance

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Area of Science:

Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Genetics

Background:

Landscape genetics integrates population genetics, landscape ecology, and spatial statistics.
It investigates how geographical and environmental factors influence genetic variation.
This field has crucial implications for ecology, evolution, and conservation biology.

Purpose of the Study:

To synthesize the current research on landscape genetics in primates.
To review the application of landscape genetic methods in primate studies.
To provide a practical guide for future landscape genetics research in primates.

Main Methods:

Review of existing literature on landscape genetics and primate studies.
Synthesis of how landscape genetics disentangles drivers of genetic diversity.
Highlighting special considerations for applying these methods to primates.

Main Results:

Landscape genetics is underutilized in primatology despite its suitability.
The review outlines the application of landscape genetics in understanding primate genetic diversity.
A practical guide is provided for conducting future landscape genetics studies.

Conclusions:

Landscape genetics offers valuable insights into primate population structure and diversity.
Further research is needed to fully leverage landscape genetics for primate conservation.
Future studies can explore new avenues facilitated by recent developments in the field.