http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Scientists have identified two new species of mouse lemur, the saucer-eyed, teacup-sized primates native to the African island of Madagascar. http://phys.org/news283456740.html Biology Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:07 EST news283456740 Paternal recognition – being able to identify males from your father's line – is important for the avoidance of inbreeding, and one way that mammals can do this is through recognizing the calls of paternal kin. This was thought to occur only in large-brained animals with complex social groups, but a new study published today in the open access journal BMC Ecology provides evidence in a tiny, solitary primate that challenges this theory. http://phys.org/news273434888.html Biology Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:00:03 EST news273434888 Lemurs, the furry apes brought to fame by the Disney animation film "Madagascar", are the most endangered mammals on Earth, an International Union for Conservation of Nature conference found. http://phys.org/news261494336.html Biology Sat, 14 Jul 2012 14:19:05 EST news261494336 It can be difficult to uncover the behavior of small, shy, nocturnal primates like the brown mouse lemur (Microcebus rufus), especially in the dense rainforests of Madagascar where this lemur lives. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Ecology shows that the social interactions of brown mouse lemurs can be monitored by mapping the transfer of tagged lice. http://phys.org/news251956616.html Biology Mon, 26 Mar 2012 04:57:25 EST news251956616 A Malagasy-German research team has discovered a new primate species in the Sahafina Forest in eastern Madagascar, a forest that has not been studied before. http://phys.org/news245327221.html Biology Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:40:01 EST news245327221 Speciation begins when populations become genetically separated through a substantial reduction in gene flow, and it is at this point that a genetically cohesive set of populations attain the sole property of species: the independent evolution of a population-level lineage. http://phys.org/news189233075.html Biology Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:45:01 EST news189233075