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Recent research on the gut microbiome of Verreaux’s sifaka published by Amanda Perofsky and colleagues in Proceedings of the Royal Society.
http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org.ezproxy.lib.utexas.edu/content/284/1868/20172274
Great media coverage! https://phys.org/news/2017-12-lemurs-gut-microbiomes-heavily-social.html
Amanda Perofsky with sedated sifaka
Recent research Elvis Rakotomalala and colleagues on Leplilemur ruficaudatus at Ankoatsifaka Research Station published in Folia Primatologica. https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/464406
A recent study of color vision in sifaka at Ankoatsifaka is getting extensive media coverage: Nautil.us, apespain, Science Daily.
Carrie Veilleux and colleagues published their research on color vision in sifaka at Ankoatsifaka in “Scientific Reports”. This study takes advantage of the Sifaka Research Project’s long-term data and combines it with new genetic analysis. http://www.nature.com/articles/srep38418
Amanda Perofsky spent about 6 weeks in June-July 2016 at Ankoatsifaka collecting samples for a study of lemur parasites.
January 2016
Research Assistant Daniel taking a much needed break from collecting data
Daniel joins the Sifaka Research Project as a research assistant after working with Elvis Rakotomalala and the nocturnal lemur community.
June 2015
Elvis Rakotomalala setting trap for mouse lemur capture and release project.
Elvis Rakotomalala conducts capture and release of nocturnal lemurs in Ankoatsifaka.
Cyclone Chedza passed over the Kirindy Mitea National Park on January 16, 2015. Heavy rainfall was associated with the storm but winds did not cause substantial damage.
November 2014: Ankoatsifaka team collaborated with Madagascar Biodiversity Partnership to look for new lemur species in and around the Kirindy Mitea National Park. We explored forest in and around the park, working with the local communities everywhere we went.
MBP car driving with Ankoatsifaka team to explore the forests in the southern part of the Kirindy Mitea National Park.
Joint MBP and Ankoatsifaka team near Kirindy Mitea National Park.
Together, we captured lemurs to measure them, collect genetic material, and assess the general health of the population.
MBP team assessing the health of a wild fork-marked lemur in the Kirindy Mitea National Park.
Elvis Rakotomalala, Ph.D. student at the University of Antananarivo, weighing a lemur with Ankoatsifaka research assistant Daniel.
Patrick from a community near Kirindy Mitea National Park was a valuable member of our team.
