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Containing group: Strepsirrhini

Other Names for Lemuridae

References

Crovella, S., D. Montagnon, B. Rakotosamimanana, and Y. Rumpler. 1994. Molecular biology and systematics of an extinct lemur, Pachylemur insignis. Primates 35:519?522.

DelPero, M., J. C. Masters, P. Cervella, S. Crovella, G. Ardito and Y. Rumpler. 2001. Phylogenetic relationships among the Malagasy lemuriforms (Primates: Strepsirrhini) as indicated by mitochondrial sequence data from the 12S rRNA gene. Zool. J. Linnean Soc. 132:83-103.

DelPero, M., S. Crovella, P. Cervella, G. Ardito and Y. Rumpler. 1995. Phylogenetic relationships among the Malagasy lemurs as revealed by mitochondrial DNA sequence analysis. Primates 36 (3):431-440.

Groves, C. P. and R. H. Eaglen. 1988. Systematics of the Lemuridae (Primates, Strepsirhini). J. Human Evol. 17:513-38.

Horvath, J. E. and F. W. Huntington. 2007. Primate comparative genomics: lemur biology and evolution. Trends in Genetics 23(4):173-182.

Simons, E. L. and Y. Rumpler. 1988. Eulemur: new generic name for species of Lemur other than Lemur catta . C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, ser. III, 307:547-51.

Yoder, A. D. 1997. Back to the future: A synthesis of strepsirrhine systematics. Evolutionary Anthropology 6:11-22.

Yoder, A. D., M. Cartmill, M. Ruvolo, K. Smith, and R. Vilgalys. 1996. Ancient single origin for Malagasy primates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 93:5122–5126.

Yoder, A. D and J. I. Irwin. 1999. Phylogeny of the Lemuridae: Effects of character and taxon sampling on the resolution of species relationships within Eulemur. Cladistics 15(3):351-361.

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Scientific Name Lepilemur
Location Ankarafantsika nature reserve, Madagascar
Comments Sportive lemur
Creator Jean-Francois Dallaire
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Identified By Jean-Francois Dallaire with the help of a guide
Copyright © 2006
Scientific Name Eulemur coronatus
Location Ankarana special reserve, Madagascar
Comments Crowned lemur
Creator Jean-Fran?ois Dallaire
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Identified By Jean-Fran?ois Dallaire with the help of a guide
Sex Female
Copyright © 2006
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