Revision of the Mouse Lemurs (Microcebus) of Eastern Madagascar

@article{Louis2006RevisionOT,
  title={Revision of the Mouse Lemurs (Microcebus) of Eastern Madagascar},
  author={Edward E. Louis and Melissa Coles and Rambinintsoa Andriantompohavana and Julie A. Sommer and Shannon E. Engberg and John Rigobert Zaonarivelo and Mireya I. Mayor and Rick A. Brenneman},
  journal={International Journal of Primatology},
  year={2006},
  volume={27},
  pages={347-389}
}
Phylogenetic analysis of ca. 4500 base pairs of mitochondrial DNA sequence data reveals further genetic diversity in mouse lemurs (Microcebus) on the eastern and western coasts of Madagascar. Molecular data and phylogenetic analyses revise the previously monotypic species of eastern Madagascar, Microcebus rufus, with the description of 3 new species. Three additional Microcebus species are proposed in eastern Madagascar, along with another Microcebus species in western Madagascar. Correlating… 
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