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DNA from extinct giant lemurs links archaeolemurids to extant indriids

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Ecology and Evolution, April 2008
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Title
DNA from extinct giant lemurs links archaeolemurids to extant indriids
Published in
BMC Ecology and Evolution, April 2008
DOI 10.1186/1471-2148-8-121
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Authors

Ludovic Orlando, Sébastien Calvignac, Céline Schnebelen, Christophe J Douady, Laurie R Godfrey, Catherine Hänni

Abstract

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 "giant lemurs" some of which weighed up to 160 kg. Although extensively studied, the phylogenetic relationships between extinct and extant lemurs are still difficult to decipher, mainly due to morphological specializations that reflect ecology more than phylogeny, resulting in rampant homoplasy.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Brazil 3 4%
United States 2 3%
France 1 1%
United Kingdom 1 1%
Germany 1 1%
Unknown 68 89%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 16 21%
Student > Bachelor 15 20%
Researcher 11 14%
Student > Master 8 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 7 9%
Other 11 14%
Unknown 8 11%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 32 42%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 11 14%
Environmental Science 8 11%
Social Sciences 5 7%
Earth and Planetary Sciences 3 4%
Other 5 7%
Unknown 12 16%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 March 2024.
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#8,534,976
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#1,997
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#31,783
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#18
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