To avoid interbreeding, monkeys have undergone evolution in facial appearance
Thursday, June 26, 2014 - 04:30
in Biology & Nature
Old World monkeys have undergone a remarkable evolution in facial appearance as a way of avoiding interbreeding with closely related and geographically proximate species, researchers from New York University and the University of Exeter have found. Their research provides the best evidence to date for the role of visual cues as a barrier to breeding across species.