"Lemuridae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A family of the order PRIMATES, suborder Strepsirhini (PROSIMII), containing four genera which inhabit Madagascar and the Comoro Island. Most of the lemurs prefer wooded areas. The four genera are Hapalemur, LEMUR, Lepilemur, and Varecia.
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D007901
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.988.700.508
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lemuridae" by people in Profiles.
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Ecological and anthropogenic effects on the genomic diversity of lemurs in Madagascar. Nat Ecol Evol. 2025 Jan; 9(1):42-56.
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Do zoo-housed primates retreat from crowds? A simple study of five primate species. Am J Primatol. 2022 10; 84(10):e23386.
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Jaw Elevator Muscle Coordination during Rhythmic Mastication in Primates: Are Triplets Units of Motor Control? Brain Behav Evol. 2020; 95(1):1-14.
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Evaluating the triplet hypothesis during rhythmic mastication in primates. J Exp Biol. 2018 01 16; 221(Pt 2).
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Phylogenomic Reconstruction of Sportive Lemurs (genus Lepilemur) Recovered from Mitogenomes with Inferences for Madagascar Biogeography. J Hered. 2017 03 01; 108(2):107-119.
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The convergent evolution of blue iris pigmentation in primates took distinct molecular paths. Am J Phys Anthropol. 2013 Jul; 151(3):398-407.