Bonobos, human’s closest relatives ... Some previous studies have used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), to draw conclusions about the presence of differentiated bonobo populations.

Some previous studies have used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), to draw ... ecological changes and human activities such as encroachment. These findings suggest the bonobos are at higher risk than ...

While they could not always be certain what region of the Congo basin each bonobo had originated in, the researchers ...

Among the great apes, our closest relatives are the chimpanzees and bonobos (Figure 1). The fossil record, along with studies of human and ape DNA, indicate that humans shared a common ancestor ...