Exceptional diversity of mouse lemurs (Microcebus spp.) in the Makira region with the description of one new species

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1033-1046

  Radespiel, Ute ^a,b   Olivieri, Gillian ^a   Rasolofoson, David W ^b   Rakotondratsimba, Gilbert ^b   Rakotonirainy, Odon ^b   Rasoloharijaona, Solofonirina ^b,c   Randrianambinina, Blanchard ^b,c   Ratsimbazafy, Jonah H ^b,d   Ratelolahy, Felix ^b   Randriamboavonjy, Tahirihasina ^b   Rasolofoharivelo, Tovonanahary ^b   Craul, Mathias ^a   Rakotozafy, Lucien ^b   Randrianarison, Rose M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b Groupe d'Etude et de Recherche sur les Primates de Madagascar (GERP)   (Madagascar)

^c Campus Universitaire d'Ambondrona   (Madagascar)

^d DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Madagascar; Microcebus macarthurii; mtDNA; Phylogenetic analyses; Species richness

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORPHOMETRY; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENETICS; PRIMATE; PROTECTED AREA; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; MICROCEBUS; MICROCEBUS MITTERMEIERI; STREPSIRHINI;

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MADAGASCAR; MALE; PHYLOGENY; PROSIMIAN;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CHEIROGALEIDAE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; MADAGASCAR; MALE; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 55649124921     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20592     Document Type: Article

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