The inbreeding strategy of a solitary primate, Microcebus murinus
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DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12992
Abstract: Inbreeding depression may be common in nature, reflecting either the failure of inbreeding avoidance strategies or inbreeding tolerance when avoidance is costly. The combined assessment of inbreeding risk, avoidance and depression is therefore fundamental to… read more here.
Keywords: strategy solitary; depression; inbreeding strategy; strategy ... See more keywords
Spontaneous Spongiform Brainstem Degeneration in a Young Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus) with Conspicuous Behavioral, Motor, Growth, and Ocular Pathologies.
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DOI: 10.30802/aalas-cm-18-000019
Abstract: Here we report a case of severe growth retardation and neurologic abnormalities in a female gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus), a small NHP species for which the genomic sequence recently became available. The female lemur… read more here.
Keywords: mouse lemur; lemur; lemur microcebus; motor ... See more keywords
Strengths and Weaknesses of the Gray Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus) as a Model for the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia
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DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.01291
Abstract: To face the load of the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease in the aging population, there is an urgent need to develop more translatable animal models with similarities to humans in both the symptomatology and physiopathology… read more here.
Keywords: mouse lemur; gray mouse; lemur microcebus; mouse ... See more keywords