Food acquisition on arboreal substrates by the grey mouse lemur: implication for primate grasping evolution

2013 ◽  
Vol 291 (4) ◽  
pp. 235-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Toussaint ◽  
E. Reghem ◽  
H. Chotard ◽  
A. Herrel ◽  
C. F. Ross ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mouse Lemur ◽  
Food Acquisition ◽  
Grey Mouse Lemur

P1-006: Donepezil prevented the cognitive impairment induced by sleep deprivation in a nonhuman primate, the grey mouse lemur

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. P155-P155
Author(s):  
Anisur Rahman ◽  
Fabien Pifferi ◽  
Yves Lamberty ◽  
Esther Schenker ◽  
Regis Bordet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Sleep Deprivation ◽  
Nonhuman Primate ◽  
Mouse Lemur ◽  
Grey Mouse Lemur

scholarly journals The role of survival for the evolution of female philopatry in a solitary forager, the grey mouse lemur ( Microcebus murinus )

2006 ◽  
Vol 273 (1600) ◽  
pp. 2527-2533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heike Lutermann ◽  
Barthel Schmelting ◽  
Ute Radespiel ◽  
Petra Ehresmann ◽  
Elke Zimmermann
Keyword(s):  
Information Transfer ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Female Offspring ◽  
Mouse Lemur ◽  
Microcebus Murinus ◽  
Adult Survival ◽  
Natal Philopatry ◽  
Mothers And Daughters ◽  
Social Traits ◽  
Grey Mouse Lemur

It is widely accepted that natal philopatry is a prerequisite for the evolution of sociality. The life-history hypothesis maintains that longevity of adults results in extended territory tenure and thus limits breeding vacancies for offspring, which makes natal philopatry more likely. Here, we tested the importance of longevity for natal philopatry in females of a basal primate, the grey mouse lemur ( Microcebus murinus ). This species is regarded as being solitary due to its foraging habits but while males disperse, female offspring in this species forgo dispersal and form long-term sleeping groups with their mothers. We tested whether high adult survival could be a cause for natal philopatry of female offspring. In addition, we assessed costs and benefits associated with space sharing between mothers and daughters and whether mothers actively increase survival of daughters by beqeauthal of territories, information transfer about resources or thermoregulation. Contrary to our predictions, adult females had low-survival rates. Space sharing appeared to improve survival of both, mothers and daughters. This could be a result of information transfer about sleeping sites and thermoregulatory benefits. Our results cast doubt on the idea that longevity predisposes species for social traits and provide support for benefits of philopatry.

scholarly journals Signals of recent spatial expansions in the grey mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus)

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Schneider ◽  
Lounès Chikhi ◽  
Mathias Currat ◽  
Ute Radespiel
Keyword(s):  
Mouse Lemur ◽  
Microcebus Murinus ◽  
Grey Mouse Lemur

Hand posture in the grey mouse lemur during arboreal locomotion on narrow branches

2012 ◽  
Vol 288 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Reghem ◽  
C. Byron ◽  
V. Bels ◽  
E. Pouydebat
Keyword(s):  
Mouse Lemur ◽  
Hand Posture ◽  
Grey Mouse Lemur

scholarly journals Spatial memory in the grey mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus)

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 599-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mia-Lana Lührs ◽  
Melanie Dammhahn ◽  
Peter M. Kappeler ◽  
Claudia Fichtel
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Memory ◽  
Mouse Lemur ◽  
Microcebus Murinus ◽  
Grey Mouse Lemur
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