Integrative taxonomy clarifies the evolution of a cryptic primate clade

T Van Elst, GM Sgarlata, D Schüßler, GP Tiley… - Nature Ecology & …, 2024 - nature.com
Global biodiversity is under accelerating threats, and species are succumbing to extinction
before being described. Madagascar's biota represents an extreme example of this …

Hidden in the Dark: A Review of Galagid Systematics and Phylogenetics

A Penna, L Pozzi - International Journal of Primatology, 2024 - Springer
An accurate representation of species diversity is critical in primatology; most of the
questions in evolutionary biology, ecology, and conservation hinge on species as a …

Diversification processes in Gerp's mouse lemur demonstrate the importance of rivers and altitude as biogeographic barriers in Madagascar's humid rainforests

T van Elst, D Schüßler, R Rakotondravony… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Madagascar exhibits exceptionally high levels of biodiversity and endemism. Models to
explain the diversification and distribution of species in Madagascar stress the importance of …

Skull evolution and lineage diversification in endemic Malagasy carnivorans

CJ Law, TJ Linden, JJ Flynn - Royal Society Open …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Madagascar is one of the world's foremost biodiversity hotspots with more than 90% of its
species endemic to the island. Malagasy carnivorans are one of only four extant terrestrial …

Lemur gut microeukaryotic community variation is not associated with host phylogeny, diet, or habitat

ME Donohue, ZL Hert, CE Karrick, AK Rowe… - Microbial Ecology, 2023 - Springer
Identifying the major forces driving variation in gut microbiomes enhances our
understanding of how and why symbioses between hosts and microbes evolved. Gut …

A Pervasive History of Gene Flow in Madagascar's True Lemurs (Genus Eulemur)

KM Everson, ME Donohue, DW Weisrock - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, it has become widely accepted that interspecific gene flow is common
across the Tree of Life. Questions remain about how species boundaries can be maintained …

CO-DIVERGENCE OF LEMUR HOSTS AND GUT MICROBIOMES ACROSS MULTIPLE EVOLUTIONARY SCALES

ME Donohue - uknowledge.uky.edu
This dissertation bridges micro-and macroevolutionary approaches to understand the co-
diversification of animal hosts and their gut microbiomes at different evolutionary timescales …