"Cheirogaleidae" 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 five genera. All inhabitants of Madagascar, the genera are: Allocebus, Cheirogaleus (dwarf lemurs), Microcebus (mouse lemurs), Mirza, and Phaner.
| Descriptor ID |
D016565
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.988.700.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Microcebus- Microcebus
- Lemur, Mouse
- Lemurs, Mouse
- Mouse Lemur
- Mouse Lemurs
Lemur, Dwarf- Lemur, Dwarf
- Dwarf Lemur
- Dwarf Lemurs
- Lemurs, Dwarf
- Cheirogaleus
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cheirogaleidae" by people in Profiles.
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Survival without recovery after mass extinctions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Jun 11; 99(12):8139-44.