Environmental drivers of Cheirogaleidae population density: Remarkable resilience of Madagascar’s smallest lemurs to habitat degradation [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Aim Global animal populations are in decline due to destruction and degradation of their natural habitat. Understanding the factors that determine the distribution and density of threatened animal populations is therefore now a crucial component of their
Daniel Hending
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021 Ecological niche modeling can provide insights into a species’ demography, ecology and biogeography, and the environmental factors that determine them.
Daniel Hending
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A conceptual framework for assessing behavioral flexibility of species in response to extreme climatic events [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Inherent differences in the adaptive capacity of species to flexibly respond to extreme climatic events (ECEs) represent a key factor in their survivorship.
Eric I. Ameca +2 more
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Molecular phylogenetics of the sucking louse genus Lemurpediculus (Insecta: Phthiraptera), ectoparasites of lemurs, with descriptions of three new species [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2023 Sucking lice live in intimate association with their hosts and often display a high degree of host specificity. The present study investigated sucking lice of the genus Lemurpediculus from six mouse lemur (Microcebus) and two dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus ...
Andrea Springer +11 more
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Nasal Fossa of Mouse and Dwarf Lemurs (Primates, Cheirogaleidae) [PDF]
The Anatomical Record, 2008 AbstractDimensions of the external midface in mammals are sometimes related to olfactory abilities (e.g., “olfactory snouts” of strepsirrhine primates). This association hinges on the largely unexplored relationship between the protruding midface and internal topography of the nasal fossae.
T. Smith, James B. Rossie
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A New Species in the Genus Cheirogaleus (Cheirogaleidae) [PDF]
Primate Conservation, 2015 : The genus Cheirogaleus, the dwarf lemurs (Infraorder Lemuriformes), has been identified as harboring cryptic species diversity. More comprehensive fieldwork combined with improvements in genetic research has revealed a larger radiation of species ...
R. Lei +11 more
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Food Prehension and Manipulation in Microcebus murinus (Prosimii, Cheirogaleidae) [PDF]
Folia Primatologica, 2011 Among primates, apes and monkeys are known to use their hands and to exhibit independent control of their fingers. In comparison, Prosimii are thought to have less digital individualization and to use their mouth more commonly for prehension. Unfortunately, prehension and manipulation studies in Prosimii have been conducted in conditions constraining ...
E. Reghem, B. Tia, V. Bels, E. Pouydebat
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A New Species of Sucking Louse (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Polyplacidae) from the Gray Mouse Lemur, Microcebus murinus (Primates: Cheirogaleidae), in Madagascar [PDF]
Journal of Medical Entomology, 2018 Lemurpediculus madagascariensis sp. nov. (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Polyplacidae) is described from the Gray Mouse lemur, Microcebus murinus (J. F. Miller) (Primates: Cheirogaleidae), from Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar. Lemurs were trapped using Sherman Live Traps and visually inspected for lice, which were preserved in 90% ethanol.
Durden, Lance A +5 more
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Le mythe du microcèbe primitif
Revue de Primatologie, 2011 Mouse lemurs (genus Microcebus, family Cheirogaleidae) are small, nocturnal lemurs endemic to Madagascar, often viewed as the most archaic primates. In this contribution, we criticise this almost mythical view, which is neither supported by the fossil ...
Fabien Génin, Judith C Masters
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Integrative taxonomy clarifies the evolution of a cryptic primate clade. [PDF]
Nat Ecol EvolGlobal biodiversity is under accelerating threats, and species are succumbing to extinction before being described. Madagascar’s biota represents an extreme example of this scenario, with the added complication that much of its endemic biodiversity is ...
van Elst T +36 more
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