DNA from extinct giant lemurs links archaeolemurids to extant indriids

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although today 15% of living primates are endemic to Madagascar, their diversity was even greater in the recent past since dozens of extinct species have been recovered from Holocene excavation sites. Among them were the so-called &q...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hänni Catherine, Douady Christophe J, Godfrey Laurie R, Schnebelen Céline, Calvignac Sébastien, Orlando Ludovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-04-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/8/121