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Twin vocal folds as a novel evolutionary adaptation for vocal communications in lemurs
Primates have varied vocal repertoires to communicate with conspecifics and sometimes other species. The larynx has a central role in vocal source...
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Documentation of commercial and subsistence hunting of Critically Endangered black-and-white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata) in northeastern Madagascar
Hunting of wild animals for meat and habitat loss are the main drivers of wildlife population decline around the world, and in tropical regions in...
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Conservation Biogeography of the Dwarf Lemurs (Cheirogaleus) of Madagascar, Investigated via Ecological Niche Modelling
Ecological niches are the environmental conditions under which an organism can maintain viable populations. A detailed understanding of an organisms’...
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A vegetable fat-based diet delays psychomotor and cognitive development compared with maternal dairy fat intake in infant gray mouse lemurs
Dairy fat has a unique lipid profile; it is rich in short- and medium-chain saturated fatty acids that induce ketone production and has a balanced...
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Microbial rewilding in the gut microbiomes of captive ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) in Madagascar
Microbial rewilding, whereby exposure to naturalistic environments can modulate or augment gut microbiomes and improve host-microbe symbiosis, is...
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Identification of diverse papillomaviruses in captive black-and-white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata)
Papillomaviruses (PVs) are host-species-specific and tissue-specific viruses that infect a diverse array of vertebrate hosts, including humans and...
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Habitat quality affects the social organization in mouse lemurs (Microcebus griseorufus)
AbstractSpecies can either maintain a certain social organization in different habitats or show different social organizations in similar habitats....
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Gut Site and Gut Morphology Predict Microbiome Structure and Function in Ecologically Diverse Lemurs
Most studies of wildlife gut microbiotas understandably rely on feces to approximate consortia along the gastrointestinal tract. We therefore...
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Assessing the drivers of gut microbiome composition in wild redfronted lemurs via longitudinal metacommunity analysis
The gut microbiome influences host’s immunity, development, and metabolism and participates in the gut–brain axis, thus impacting the health of the...
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People, Lemurs and Utilitarian Plants of the Littoral Forests in Southeast Madagascar
Tropical forests support a diversity of plants. Many of them are threatened, emphasising that their shared use by people and wildlife may benefit...
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Pedal Morphology and Locomotor Behavior of the Subfossil Lemurs of Madagascar
The subfossil lemurs of Madagascar have been discussed and studied in great detail due to their remarkable preservation, phylogenetic history, and...
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Gut microbiota of ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) vary across natural and captive populations and correlate with environmental microbiota
BackgroundInter-population variation in host-associated microbiota reflects differences in the hosts’ environments, but this characterization is...
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Characterizing group and individual engagement in intergroup encounters between small groups of ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) on St. Catherines Island, USA
Primate species exhibit considerable variation in behavior and outcomes during intergroup encounters (IGEs). Social group characteristics, like group...
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Dietary shifts and social interactions drive temporal fluctuations of the gut microbiome from wild redfronted lemurs
Animals living in highly seasonal environments adapt their diets accordingly to changes in food availability. The gut microbiome as an active...
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On the modulation and maintenance of hibernation in captive dwarf lemurs
In nature, photoperiod signals environmental seasonality and is a strong selective “zeitgeber” that synchronizes biological rhythms. For animals...
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Toward Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Lemurs: Using an Affordable Open-Source System to Monitor Phaner Vocal Activity and Density
Develo** new cost-effective methods for monitoring the distribution and abundance of species is essential for conservation biology. Passive...
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Habitat Suitability and Population Size Estimates for the Mongoose Lemurs (Eulemur mongoz) of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, and Implications for Their Conservation
Tropical forests face an alarming rate of loss driven by anthropogenic pressures, exposing forest-dwelling species such as primates to extinction...
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Factors affecting call usage in wild black-and-white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata) at Mangevo, Ranomafana National Park
Vocal communication is an important modality for group-living primates inhabiting dense forest habitats that can hinder visual and olfactory signals....
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Living in tiny fragments: a glimpse at the ecology of Goodman’s mouse lemurs (Microcebus lehilahytsara) in the relic forest of Ankafobe, Central Highlands, Madagascar
Habitat fragmentation is one of the major types of anthropogenic change, though fragmented landscapes predate human intervention. At present, the...
