Aye-aye - Wikipedia
The aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a long-fingered lemur, a strepsirrhine primate native to Madagascar with rodent-like teeth that perpetually grow [3] and a special thin middle finger that they can use to catch grubs and larvae out of tree trunks. It is the world's largest nocturnal primate. [4]
Scientists discover why elusive aye-aye developed such unusual …
2018年8月1日 · Using skeletons borrowed from the collections of natural history museums, the research team made 3-D reconstructions of the skulls and mandibles of the aye-aye and squirrel, plus a variety of...
Scientists discover why elusive aye-aye developed such ... - ScienceDaily
2018年8月1日 · Using skeletons borrowed from the collections of natural history museums, the research team made 3D reconstructions of the skulls and mandibles of the aye-aye and squirrel, plus a variety of...
Scientists discover why elusive aye-aye developed such unusual …
2018年8月2日 · Now, using techniques developed in collaboration by researchers at the University of York, a new study has used high-resolution microCT scanning to image the skulls of the two species, mapping and modelling the level of convergence in their physical features.
Convergent evolution in the Euarchontoglires | Biology Letters
2018年8月1日 · The aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a highly unusual lemuriform primate that has evolved a dentition similar to that of rodents: it possesses large, ever-growing incisors which it uses to strip the bark from trees in order to feed on wood-boring beetle larvae.
New Study Looks at Evolution of Aye-Aye | Sci.News
2018年8月9日 · The aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is one of the most unusual primates on Earth famed for its large eyes, big ears and bony finger used for probing. This species has fascinated biologists for centuries, in particular how and …
Daubentoniidae - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Skull and jaw of the most unusual primate, the aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis): A) skull and mandible seen from left side and B) occlusal view of mandible. C) Upper and D) lower incisors are pictured from below and above, respectively, showing the …
Receiver bias and the acoustic ecology of aye-ayes (Daubentonia ...
2012年11月1日 · The aye-aye is perhaps best known for its acoustic foraging behaviors, termed percussive foraging or tap-scanning, 2 - 5 and suite of unusual anatomical specializations, particularly in the hand, skull, and central nervous system. 6 - 15 For example, aye-ayes have elongated hands with long, thin middle fingers that have been described as villifo...
Fossil lemurs from Egypt and Kenya suggest an African origin for ...
2018年8月21日 · Our analyses suggest that Propotto and Plesiopithecus are stem chiromyiform lemurs that are closely related to the extant aye-aye Daubentonia from Madagascar, and that stem chiromyiforms were...
Daubentonia - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Skull and jaw of the most unusual primate, the aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis): A) skull and mandible seen from left side and B) occlusal view of mandible. C) Upper and D) lower incisors are pictured from below and above, respectively, showing the …