Taxonomists Have a Hard Time Sorting Out the Phylogenetic Connections

question 64

Multiple Choice

Taxonomists have a hard time sorting out the phylogenetic connections among colobines in Africa and Asia because

• A) there are very few species to compare.
• B) they have a very incomplete fossil record.
• C) their genetic data has been very hard to collect.
• D) it appears that much hybridization has occurred among them in the past.

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