| African populations and the evolution of human mitochondrial DNA L Vigilant, M Stoneking, H Harpending, K Hawkes, AC Wilson Science 253 (5027), 1503-1507, 1991 | 1860 | 1991 |
| Genetic analyses from ancient DNA S Pääbo, H Poinar, D Serre, V Jaenicke-Després, J Hebler, N Rohland, ... Annu. Rev. Genet. 38, 645-679, 2004 | 1599 | 2004 |
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| Mitochondrial DNA sequences in single hairs from a southern African population. L Vigilant, R Pennington, H Harpending, TD Kocher, AC Wilson Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 86 (23), 9350-9354, 1989 | 738 | 1989 |
| Generation times in wild chimpanzees and gorillas suggest earlier divergence times in great ape and human evolution KE Langergraber, K Prüfer, C Rowney, C Boesch, C Crockford, K Fawcett, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109 (39), 15716-15721, 2012 | 590 | 2012 |
| Quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis of DNA from noninvasive samples for accurate microsatellite genotyping of wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) PA Morin, KE Chambers, C Boesch, L Vigilant Molecular ecology 10 (7), 1835-1844, 2001 | 528 | 2001 |
| Population variation of human mtDNA control region sequences detected by enzymatic amplification and sequence-specific oligonucleotide probes. M Stoneking, D Hedgecock, RG Higuchi, L Vigilant, HA Erlich American journal of human genetics 48 (2), 370, 1991 | 523 | 1991 |
| Social bonds enhance reproductive success in male macaques O Schülke, J Bhagavatula, L Vigilant, J Ostner Current Biology 20 (24), 2207-2210, 2010 | 508 | 2010 |
| Factors affecting the amount of genomic DNA extracted from ape faeces and the identification of an improved sample storage method AM Nsubuga, MM Robbins, AD Roeder, PA Morin, C Boesch, L Vigilant Molecular ecology 13 (7), 2089-2094, 2004 | 436 | 2004 |
| The limited impact of kinship on cooperation in wild chimpanzees KE Langergraber, JC Mitani, L Vigilant Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104 (19), 7786-7790, 2007 | 435 | 2007 |
| Wild chimpanzees produce group‐specific calls: a case for vocal learning? C Crockford, I Herbinger, L Vigilant, C Boesch Ethology 110 (3), 221-243, 2004 | 395 | 2004 |
| Behavioural diversity in chimpanzees and bonobos C Boesch, G Hohmann, L Marchant Cambridge University Press, 2002 | 336 | 2002 |
| Kinship and social bonds in female chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) K Langergraber, J Mitani, L Vigilant American Journal of Primatology: Official Journal of the American Society of …, 2009 | 335 | 2009 |
| Paternity and relatedness in wild chimpanzee communities L Vigilant, M Hofreiter, H Siedel, C Boesch Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 98 (23), 12890-12895, 2001 | 329 | 2001 |
| Unreliable mtDNA data due to nuclear insertions: a cautionary tale from analysis of humans and other great apes O Thalmann, J Hebler, HN Poinar, S Pääbo, L Vigilant Molecular ecology 13 (2), 321-335, 2004 | 309 | 2004 |
| Male competition and paternity in wild chimpanzees of the Taï forest C Boesch, G Kohou, H Néné, L Vigilant American Journal of Physical Anthropology: The Official Publication of the …, 2006 | 286 | 2006 |
| Chimpanzee genomic diversity reveals ancient admixture with bonobos M De Manuel, M Kuhlwilm, P Frandsen, VC Sousa, T Desai, ... Science 354 (6311), 477-481, 2016 | 281 | 2016 |
| Genetic analysis reveals population structure and recent migration within the highly fragmented range of the Cross River gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli) RA Bergl, L Vigilant Molecular Ecology 16 (3), 501-516, 2007 | 275 | 2007 |
| Anthrax kills wild chimpanzees in a tropical rainforest FH Leendertz, H Ellerbrok, C Boesch, E Couacy-Hymann, ... Nature 430 (6998), 451-452, 2004 | 235 | 2004 |
| Mountain gorilla tug-of-war: silverbacks have limited control over reproduction in multimale groups BJ Bradley, MM Robbins, EA Williamson, HD Steklis, NG Steklis, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 102 (26), 9418-9423, 2005 | 222 | 2005 |
