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Lemurs

Known as: Lemur, Lemur (Genus) 
A genus of the family Lemuridae consisting of five species: L. catta (ring-tailed lemur), L. fulvus, L. macaco (acoumba or black lemur), L. mongoz… Expand
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Family LemuridaeMammalsProsimii
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Snakes as agents of evolutionary change in primate brains.
  • L. Isbell
  • Journal of human evolution
  • 2006
    • Corpus ID: 1275228
Current hypotheses that use visually guided reaching and grasping to explain orbital convergence, visual specialization, and… Expand
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Divergence dates for Malagasy lemurs estimated from multiple gene loci: geological and evolutionary context
The lemurs of Madagascar are a unique radiation of primates that show an extraordinary diversity of lifestyles, morphologies and… Expand
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Molecular phylogenetics and the origins of placental mammals
The precise hierarchy of ancient divergence events that led to the present assemblage of modern placental mammals has been an… Expand
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Mating Season Aggression and Fecal Testosterone Levels in Male Ring-Tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta)
The challenge hypothesis (J. C. Wingfield, R. E. Hegner, B. G. Ball, and A. M. Duffy, 1990, Am. Nat. 136, 829-846) proposes that… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Remarkable species diversity in Malagasy mouse lemurs (primates, Microcebus).
Phylogenetic analysis of mtDNA sequence data confirms the observation that species diversity in the world's smallest living… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Lemur traits and Madagascar ecology: coping with an island environment.
  • P. Wright
  • American journal of physical anthropology
  • 1999
    • Corpus ID: 23102507
The last decade's lemur research includes successes in discovering new living and extinct species and learning about the… Expand
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Behavioural patterns associated with faecal cortisol levels in free-ranging female ring-tailed lemurs,Lemur catta
The study of physiological stress and its context in free-ranging animals provides a means for understanding the challenges found… Expand
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Review
1972
Review
1972
Adaptive radiation and behaviour of the Malagasy lemurs.
  • R. D. Martin
  • Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society…
  • 1972
    • Corpus ID: 30615967
The systematic distribution of behavioural characters in lemurs can be analysed using the same techniques as for anatomical… Expand
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Evolution of Lorises and Lemurs
Field studies in Madagascar and Gaboon have shown that there are many ecological and behavioural similarities between… Expand
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Lemur Social Behavior and Primate Intelligence
Our human intellect has resulted from an enormous leap in capacity above the level of monkeys and apes. Earlier, though, Old and… Expand
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