Paternal behavior in captive fat-tailed dwarf lemurs (Cheirogaleus medius) is preserved under socially relevant conditions

Authors: Marina B. Blanco, Rachel Bernstein, Laura M. Durlacher, Lisa Hathaway, Mandy Matson, James Sigafoos, Lynn Wells, Lydia K. Greene

Publication/Journal: Primates

Keywords: duke lemur center, hibernation, Pair-living Primate

2024

Forest access restores foraging and ranging behavior in captive sifakas

Authors: Lydia K Greene, Jean‐Basile Andriambeloson, Marina B Blanco, Erin E Ehmke

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, foraging, lemur

2022

Effects of habitat modifications on behavioral indicators of welfare for Madagascar giant hognose snakes (Leioheterodon madagascariensis)

Authors: MS Spain, G Fuller, SM Allard

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: behavioral diversity, environmental enrichment, environmental exploration, habitat design, reptile welfare

2020

Aggression and hormones are associated with heterogeneity in parasitism and parasite dynamics in the brown mouse lemur

Authors: Sarah Zohdy, Donal Bisanzio, Stacey Tecot, Patricia C. Wright, Jukka Jernvall

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: behaviour, cortisol, lice, madagascar, primate, testosterone

2017

Comparison of the genetic variation of captive ring-tailed lemurs with a wild population in Madagascar

Authors: Jennifer Pastorini, Michelle L. Sauther, Robert W. Sussman, Lisa Gould, Frank P. Cuozzo, Prithiviraj Fernando, Caroline M. Nievergelt, Nicholas I. Mundy

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captivity, conservation, genetic variability, lemur catta, microsatellites, mtdna sequences

2015

Squealing rate indicates dominance rank in the male ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)

Authors: Laura M. Bolt

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: handicap hypothesis, lemur catta, mate attraction hypothesis, squeal, vocalization rate

2013

An Investigation Into the Chemical Composition of Alternative Invertebrate Prey

Authors: D. G. A. B. Oonincx, E. S. Dierenfeld

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: chemical composition, insect, insectivory, invertebrate

2012

Walk the Line—Dispersal Movements of Gray Mouse Lemurs (Microcebus murinus)

Authors: S. Schliehe-Diecks, M. Eberle, P.M. Kappeler

Publication/Journal: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Keywords: dispersal movements, microcebus murinus, natal dispersal, transfer, translocation

2012

Nutrient composition of plants consumed by black and white ruffed lemurs, Varecia variegata, in the Betampona Natural Reserve, Madagascar

Authors: Debra A. Schmidt, R. Bernard Iambana, Adam Britt, Randall E. Junge, Charles R. Welch, Ingrid J. Porton, Monty S. Kerley

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: energy, fat, fiber, mineral, protein

2010