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  1. Introduction to the Special Issue on What They Do in the Shadows: New Perspectives on Africa’s Nocturnal Bushbabies

    Article • International Journal of Primatology, December 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michelle Sauther

  2. Size, Scaling, and Sexual Size Dimorphism in Wild South African Thick-Tailed Greater Galagos (Otolemur crassicaudatus)

    Article • International Journal of Primatology, November 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michelle Sauther

  3. Predation on wild lemurs and other fauna

    Article • Folia Primatologica, August 2024, Brill

    Michelle Sauther

  4. Environmental Effects on Nocturnal Encounters of Two Sympatric Bushbabies, Galago moholi and Otolemur crassicaudatus, in a High-Altitude South African Northern Mistbelt Montane Habitat

    Article • International Journal of Primatology, April 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michelle Sauther

  5. Seasonal Effects on the Fecal Microbial Composition of Wild Greater Thick-Tailed Galagos (Otolemur crassicaudatus)

    Article • International Journal of Primatology, November 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michelle Sauther

  6. Characterizing group and individual engagement in intergroup encounters between small groups of ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) on St. Catherines Island, USA

    Article • Primates, November 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michelle Sauther

  7. Factors influencing terrestriality in primates of the Americas and Madagascar

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, October 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Michelle Sauther

  8. Impact of linear infrastructure on South Africa’s primate fauna: the need for mitigation

    Article • Folia Primatologica, June 2022, Brill

    Michelle Sauther

  9. First report of the thick-tailed bushbaby (Otolemur crassicaudatus) being preyed upon by an endemic carnivore (Caracal caracal) in South Africa

    Article • African Zoology, July 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Michelle Sauther

  10. Population and genetic structure of a male-dispersing strepsirrhine, Galago moholi (Primates, Galagidae), from northern South Africa, inferred from mitochondrial DNA

    Article • Primates, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michelle Sauther

  11. Seasonal drivers of faecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in an African strepsirrhine primate, the thick-tailed greater galago (Otolemur crassicaudatus)

    Article • Conservation Physiology, January 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Michelle Sauther

  12. Genetic population structure of endangered ring‐tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) from nine sites in southern Madagascar

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, July 2020, Wiley

    Michelle Sauther

  13. Taxonomic identification of Madagascar’s free-ranging “forest cats”

    Article • Conservation Genetics, February 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michelle Sauther

  14. Population genetic structure of the thick-tailed bushbaby (Otolemur crassicaudatus) from the Soutpansberg Mountain range, Northern South Africa, based on four mitochondrial DNA regions

    Article • Mitochondrial DNA Part A, November 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Michelle Sauther

  15. Biodiversity of protists and nematodes in the wild nonhuman primate gut

    Article • The ISME Journal, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nathaniel J Dominy, Michelle Sauther

  16. Evolutionary trends in host physiology outweigh dietary niche in structuring primate gut microbiomes

    Article • The ISME Journal, July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Nathaniel J Dominy, Michelle Sauther

  17. AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN HEMATOLOGY AND BLOOD BIOCHEMISTRY VALUES IN ENDANGERED, WILD RING-TAILED LEMURS (LEMUR CATTA) AT THE BEZÀ MAHAFALY SPECIAL RESERVE, MADAGASCAR

    Article • Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, March 2018, American Association of Zoo Veterinarians

    Michelle Sauther

  18. Restating the Case for a Sharp Population Decline in Lemur catta

    Article • Folia Primatologica, February 2018, Brill

    Michelle Sauther

  19. Mycobacterium leprae genomes from naturally infected nonhuman primates

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, January 2018, PLOS

    Dr Michael S Rosenberg, Michelle Sauther

  20. The effect of extreme weather events on hair cortisol and body weight in a wild ring‐tailed lemur population (Lemur catta) in southwestern Madagascar

    Article • American Journal of Primatology, December 2017, Wiley

    Michelle Sauther

  21. Long-term field studies of lemurs, lorises, and tarsiers

    Article • Journal of Mammalogy, May 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Michelle Sauther

  22. Mechanical food properties and dental topography differentiate three populations of Lemur catta in southwest Madagascar

    Article • Journal of Human Evolution, September 2016, Elsevier

    Michelle Sauther

  23. Host age, social group, and habitat type influence the gut microbiota of wild ring‐tailed lemurs (Lemur catta)

    Article • American Journal of Primatology, May 2016, Wiley

    Michelle Sauther

  24. Next-generation genotyping of hypervariable loci in many individuals of a non-model species: technical and theoretical implications

    Article • BMC Genomics, March 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michelle Sauther

  25. Comparison of the genetic variation of captive ring‐tailed lemurs with a wild population in Madagascar

    Article • Zoo Biology, May 2015, Wiley

    Michelle Sauther

  26. Ring-Tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) Health Parameters across Two Habitats with Varied Levels of Human Disturbance at the Bez� Mahafaly Special Reserve, Madagascar

    Article • Folia Primatologica, May 2015, Brill

    Michelle Sauther

  27. Genetic Evidence for Male and Female Dispersal in Wild Lemur catta

    Article • Folia Primatologica, May 2015, Brill

    Michelle Sauther

  28. Examining Visual Measures of Coat and Body Condition in Wild Ring-Tailed Lemurs at the Bez� Mahafaly Special Reserve, Madagascar

    Article • Folia Primatologica, May 2015, Brill

    Michelle Sauther

  29. Seasonal Feeding Ecology of Ring-Tailed Lemurs: A Comparison of Spiny and Gallery Forest Habitats

    Article • Folia Primatologica, May 2015, Brill

    Michelle Sauther

  30. Ring-Tailed Lemurs: A Species Re-Imagined

    Article • Folia Primatologica, May 2015, Brill

    Michelle Sauther

  31. Antipredator Vocalization Usage in the Male Ring-Tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)

    Article • Folia Primatologica, May 2015, Brill

    Michelle Sauther

  32. Patterns of Dental Macrowear in Subfossil Lemur catta from Ankilitelo Cave, Madagascar: Indications of Ecology and Habitat Use over Time

    Article • Folia Primatologica, May 2015, Brill

    Michelle Sauther

  33. Beyond the Gallery Forest: Contrasting Habitat and Diet in Lemur catta Troops at Bezà Mahafaly Special Reserve

    Article • Folia Primatologica, January 2015, Brill

    Michelle Sauther

  34. Sources of tooth wear variation early in life among known‐aged wild ring‐tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) at the Bezà Mahafaly Special Reserve, Madagascar

    Article • American Journal of Primatology, June 2014, Wiley

    Michelle Sauther

  35. Limestone cliff - face and cave use by wild ring-tailed lemurs (<i>Lemur catta</i>) in southwestern Madagascar

    Article • Madagascar Conservation & Development, November 2013, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Michelle Sauther

  36. Cathemerality in wild ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) in the spiny forest of Tsimanampetsotsa National Park: camera trap data and preliminary behavioral observations

    Article • Primates, October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michelle Sauther

  37. Interpreting the paleopathology of Darwinius masillae: A reply to Franzen et al. 2013

    Article • Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, August 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michelle Sauther

  38. Verreaux’s sifaka (<i>Propithecus verreauxi</i>) and ring-tailed lemur (<i>Lemur catta</i>) endoparasitism at the Bezà Mahafaly Special Reserve

    Article • Madagascar Conservation & Development, July 2013, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Michelle Sauther

  39. Biological variation in a large sample of mouse lemurs from Amboasary, Madagascar: Implications for interpreting variation in primate biology and paleobiology

    Article • Journal of Human Evolution, January 2013, Elsevier

    Michelle Sauther

  40. Survival of a wild ring-tailed lemur (<i>Lemur catta</i>) with abdominal trauma in an anthropogenically disturbed habitat

    Article • Madagascar Conservation & Development, July 2012, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Michelle Sauther

  41. Understanding Eocene primate palaeobiology using a comprehensive analysis of living primate ecology, biology and behaviour

    Article • Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michelle Sauther

  42. Primate dental ecology: How teeth respond to the environment

    Article • American Journal of Physical Anthropology, May 2012, Wiley

    Michelle Sauther

  43. What is dental ecology?

    Article • American Journal of Physical Anthropology, May 2012, Wiley

    Michelle Sauther

  44. Interpreting food processing through dietary mechanical properties: A Lemur catta case study

    Article • American Journal of Physical Anthropology, May 2012, Wiley

    Michelle Sauther

  45. Nanoindentation of lemur enamel: An ecological investigation of mechanical property variations within and between sympatric species

    Article • American Journal of Physical Anthropology, May 2012, Wiley

    Michelle Sauther

  46. The impact of dental impairment on ring‐tailed lemur food processing performance

    Article • American Journal of Physical Anthropology, May 2012, Wiley

    Michelle Sauther

  47. The Dental Ecology of Ring-Tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta)

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michelle Sauther

  48. Evaluation of Modified Techniques for Immobilization of Wild Ring-Tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta)

    Article • Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, December 2011, American Association of Zoo Veterinarians

    Michelle Sauther

  49. Evaluating ring‐tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) from southwestern Madagascar for a genetic population bottleneck

    Article • American Journal of Physical Anthropology, November 2011, Wiley

    Michelle Sauther

  50. Field Anesthesia of Wild Ring-tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) Using Tiletamine–Zolazepam, Medetomidine, and Butorphanol

    Article • Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, March 2011, American Association of Zoo Veterinarians

    Michelle Sauther

  51. Variation in dental wear and tooth loss among known‐aged, older ring‐tailed lemurs (Lemur catta): a comparison between wild and captive individuals

    Article • American Journal of Primatology, May 2010, Wiley

    Michelle Sauther

  52. Redescription of Lemuricola (Madoxyuris) bauchoti (Nematoda, Oxyuridae) from Lemur catta in Madagascar

    Article • Acta Parasitologica, January 2010, De Gruyter

    Michelle Sauther

  53. The impact of fallback foods on wild ring‐tailed lemur biology: A comparison of intact and anthropogenically disturbed habitats

    Article • American Journal of Physical Anthropology, November 2009, Wiley

    Michelle Sauther

  54. Assessment of organochlorine pesticides and metals in ring‐tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) at Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve, Madagascar

    Article • American Journal of Primatology, September 2009, Wiley

    Michelle Sauther

  55. Behavioral responses to tooth loss in wild ring‐tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) at the Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve, Madagascar

    Article • American Journal of Physical Anthropology, April 2009, Wiley

    Michelle Sauther

  56. Somatic Variation in Living, Wild Ring-Tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta)

    Article • Folia Primatologica, January 2008, Brill

    Michelle Sauther

  57. A comparison of salivary pH in sympatric wild lemurs (Lemur catta and Propithecus verreauxi) at Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve, Madagascar

    Article • American Journal of Primatology, December 2007, Wiley

    Michelle Sauther

  58. Coprophagy by wild ring‐tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) in human‐disturbed locations adjacent to the Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve, Madagascar

    Article • American Journal of Primatology, January 2007, Wiley

    Michelle Sauther

  59. ASSESSING FLAVIVIRUS, LENTIVIRUS, AND HERPESVIRUS EXPOSURE IN FREE-RANGING RING-TAILED LEMURS IN SOUTHWESTERN MADAGASCAR

    Article • Journal of Wildlife Diseases, January 2007, Wildlife Disease Association

    Michelle Sauther

  60. Severe wear and tooth loss in wild ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta): A function of feeding ecology, dental structure, and individual life history

    Article • Journal of Human Evolution, November 2006, Elsevier

    Michelle Sauther

  61. BIOMEDICAL EVALUATION OF FREE-RANGING RING-TAILED LEMURS (LEMUR CATTA) IN TSIMANAMPETSOTSA STRICT NATURE RESERVE, MADAGASCAR

    Article • Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, March 2003, American Association of Zoo Veterinarians

    Michelle Sauther

  62. Demographic and life‐history patterns in a population of ring‐tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) at Beza Mahafaly Reserve, Madagascar: A 15‐year perspective

    Article • American Journal of Physical Anthropology, January 2003, Wiley

    Michelle Sauther

  63. Comparative and evolutionary dimensions of the energetics of human pregnancy and lactation

    Article • American Journal of Human Biology, August 2002, Wiley

    Michelle Sauther

  64. Group size effects on predation sensitive foraging in wild ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta)

    Article • April 2002, Cambridge University Press

    Michelle Sauther

  65. Dental and general health in a population of wild ring‐tailed lemurs: A life history approach

    Article • American Journal of Physical Anthropology, January 2002, Wiley

    Michelle Sauther

  66. Analysis of dentition of a living wild population of ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) from Beza Mahafaly, Madagascar

    Article • American Journal of Physical Anthropology, January 2001, Wiley

    Michelle Sauther

  67. Wild Plant Use by Pregnant and Lactating Ringtailed Lemurs, with Implications for Early Hominid Foraging

    Article • November 2000, JSTOR

    Michelle Sauther

  68. Natural Disasters and Primate Populations: The Effects of a 2-Year Drought on a Naturally Occurring Population of Ring-Tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) in Southwestern Madagascar

    Article • International Journal of Primatology, February 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michelle Sauther

  69. The socioecology of the ringtailed lemur: Thirty-five years of research

    Article • Evolutionary Anthropology Issues News and Reviews, January 1999, Wiley

    Michelle Sauther

  70. Interplay of Phenology and Reproduction in Ring-Tailed Lemurs: Implications for Ring-Tailed Lemur Conservation

    Article • Folia Primatologica, February 1998, Brill

    Michelle Sauther

  71. Resource Competition in Wild Populations of Ringtailed Lemurs (Lemur Catta): Implications for Female Dominance

    Article • January 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michelle Sauther

  72. A New Interpretation of the Social Organization and Mating System of the Ringtaled Lemur (Lemur Catta)

    Article • January 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michelle Sauther

  73. Reproductive behavior of free‐ranging Lemur catta at Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve, Madagascar

    Article • American Journal of Physical Anthropology, April 1991, Wiley

    Michelle Sauther

  74. Antipredator behavior in troops of free-rangingLemur catta at Beza Mahafaly special reserve, Madagascar

    Article • International Journal of Primatology, December 1989, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michelle Sauther

  75. Effect of reproductive state and body size on food consumption in captive Galago senegalensis braccatus

    Article • American Journal of Physical Anthropology, May 1987, Wiley

    Michelle Sauther

  76. Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve: A Research Site in Southwestern Madagascar

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Michelle Sauther

  77. Anti-Predator Strategies in a Diurnal Prosimian, the Ring-Tailed Lemur (Lemur catta), at the Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve, Madagascar

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Michelle Sauther

  78. Temporal Change in Tooth Size Among Ringtailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) at the Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve, Madagascar: Effects of an Environmental Fluctuation

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Michelle Sauther

  79. Overview on the Health and Disease Ecology of Wild Lemurs: Conservation Implications

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Michelle Sauther

  80. Patterns of Health, Disease, and Behavior Among Wild Ringtailed Lemurs, Lemur catta: Effects of Habitat and Sex

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Michelle Sauther

  81. Plant Species Fed on by Lemur catta in Gallery Forests of the Southern Domain of Madagascar

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Michelle Sauther