Speciation

are known as New World Monkeys (NWM) since they are all monkeys found in the Americas. Catarrhines consist of Old World Monkeys (OWM: monkeys found in Asia and Africa), Apes and Humans. Geography is extremely important in classification. Because speciation is generally associated with geographical isolation followed by diversification, different groups of animals tend to occur in geographically isolated units. An example of this is Madagascar [Garbutt, 1999]. This island off the East coast of…

Wide hybridization and characterization of hybrids of Linum usitatissimum L. for crossability, various agro-morphological traits and rust resistance Nimit Kumar*, Satish Paul, H.K. Chaudhary, Navdeep S. Jamwal and Amaninder Deep Singh Department of Crop Improvement, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176062, India For correspondence: nk.kakran@gmail.com SHORT SUMMARY: The present research has yielded a wide array of germplasm which will serve as a potential source of…