The moderate level of sequence divergence (2.4%; Table 4 ) detected between eastern and western Mindanao (both supported as distinct lineages in the GMYC analysis, but with marginally significant migration rates detected in analysis of microsatellite data; Table 4 ) may indicate that separate tarsier conservation programs for these populations are warranted if future studies confirm their distinctiveness.
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Conservation genetics of the Philippine tarsier: cryptic genetic variation restructures conservation priorities for an island archipelago primate.
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