Angiostrongylus cantonensis in a Red Ruffed Lemur at a Zoo, Louisiana, USA
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2805.212287
Abstract: A red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra) from a zoo in Louisiana, USA, was euthanized for worsening paresis. Brain and spinal cord histology identified eosinophilic meningoencephalomyelitis with intralesional adult Angiostrongylus sp. nematodes. PCR and sequencing confirmed… read more here.
Keywords: ruffed lemur; red ruffed; zoo louisiana; louisiana usa ... See more keywords
Terrain Ruggedness and Canopy Height Predict Short-Range Dispersal in the Critically Endangered Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur
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DOI: 10.3390/genes14030746
Abstract: Dispersal is a fundamental aspect of primates’ lives and influences both population and community structuring, as well as species evolution. Primates disperse within an environmental context, where both local and intervening environmental factors affect all… read more here.
Keywords: range dispersal; dispersal; ruffed lemur; short range ... See more keywords