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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Edward E. Louis Jr. is an American conservation geneticist who founded the Madagascar Biodiversity Partnership in 2010. He is both the Director of Conservation Genetics at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium and the General Director of the MBP. Louis attended the Texas A&M University receiving his DVM in 1994 and his Ph.D. in Genetics in 1996.
Edward E. Louis Jr.'s Published Works
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Published Works
- Averting Lemur Extinctions amid Madagascar's Political Crisis (2014) (223)
- Extensive population genetic structure in the giraffe (2007) (207)
- Lemur Diversity in Madagascar (2008) (166)
- Lemurs of Madagascar : a strategy for their conservation 2013-2016 (2013) (121)
- Revision of the Mouse Lemurs, Microcebus (Primates, Lemuriformes), of Northern and Northwestern Madagascar with Descriptions of Two New Species at Montagne d'Ambre National Park and Antafondro Classified Forest (2008) (94)
- Nocturnal light environments influence color vision and signatures of selection on the OPN1SW opsin gene in nocturnal lemurs. (2013) (91)
- Revision of the Mouse Lemurs (Microcebus) of Eastern Madagascar (2006) (86)
- Comparative and population mitogenomic analyses of Madagascar's extinct, giant 'subfossil' lemurs. (2015) (74)
- Opsin Genes and Visual Ecology in a Nocturnal Folivorous Lemur (2014) (67)
- BIOMEDICAL EVALUATION OF FREE-RANGING RING-TAILED LEMURS (LEMUR CATTA) IN TSIMANAMPETSOTSA STRICT NATURE RESERVE, MADAGASCAR (2003) (64)
- Molecular and morphological analyses of the sportive lemurs (Family Megaladapidae: Genus Lepilemur) reveals 11 previously unrecognized species / (2006) (64)
- Specific Status of Propithecus spp. (2004) (61)
- Communal nesting, kinship, and maternal success in a social primate (2013) (60)
- A Genome Sequence Resource for the Aye-Aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis), a Nocturnal Lemur from Madagascar (2011) (57)
- Morphometrics of wild black‐and‐white ruffed lemurs [Varecia variegata; Kerr, 1792] (2008) (57)
- The fate of Madagascar’s rainforest habitat (2019) (51)
- Detecting cryptic speciation in the widespread and morphologically conservative carpet chameleon (Furcifer lateralis) of Madagascar (2012) (50)
- Biomedical Evaluation of Free-Ranging Red Ruffed Lemurs (Varecia rubra) Within the Masoala National Park, Madagascar (2008) (50)
- Preliminary biomedical evaluation of wild ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata and V. rubra) (2005) (46)
- BIOMEDICAL EVALUATION OF TWO SYMPATRIC LEMUR SPECIES (PROPITHECUS VERREAUXI DECKENI AND EULEMUR FULVUS RUFUS) IN TSIOMBOKIBO CLASSIFIED FOREST, MADAGASCAR (2005) (45)
- The Crisis of the Critically Endangered Greater Bamboo Lemur (Prolemur simus) (2008) (45)
- BIOMEDICAL EVALUATION OF BLACK LEMURS (EULEMUR MACACO MACACO) IN LOKOBE RESERVE, MADAGASCAR (2007) (43)
- Remnants of ancient genetic diversity preserved within captive groups of scimitar‐horned oryx (Oryx dammah) (2007) (42)
- Non-invasive conservation genetics of the critically endangered golden-crowned sifaka (Propithecus tattersalli): high diversity and significant genetic differentiation over a small range (2010) (40)
- Successful artificial insemination in the corn snake, Elaphe gutatta, using fresh and cooled semen. (2007) (40)
- Aye-aye population genomic analyses highlight an important center of endemism in northern Madagascar (2013) (40)
- Development and cross‐species amplification of 18 microsatellite markers in the Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) (2002) (40)
- Species-level view of population structure and gene flow for a critically endangered primate (Varecia variegata) (2014) (40)
- Cryptic patterns of speciation in cryptic primates: microendemic mouse lemurs and the multispecies coalescent (2019) (38)
- Ecological Restoration and Reforestation of Fragmented Forests in Kianjavato, Madagascar (2013) (38)
- Comparison of Biomedical Evaluation for White-Fronted Brown Lemurs (Eulemur fulvus albifrons) from Four Sites in Madagascar (2008) (36)
- Novel opsin gene variation in large-bodied, diurnal lemurs (2017) (35)
- Patch size and isolation influence genetic patterns in black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) populations (2013) (33)
- Complete sequence and gene organization of the mitochondrial genome for Hubbard's sportive lemur (Lepilemur hubbardorum). (2010) (33)
- Testing a global standard for quantifying species recovery and assessing conservation impact (2021) (31)
- Conservation genetics of black and white ruffed lemurs, Varecia variegata, from Southeastern Madagascar (2005) (31)
- Implications of closed ecosystem conservation management: the decline of Rothschild’s giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya (2009) (29)
- Riverbeds demarcate distinct conservation units of the radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata) in southern Madagascar (2007) (27)
- Fission-fusion dynamics in black-and-white ruffed lemurs may facilitate both feeding strategies and communal care of infants in a spatially and temporally variable environment (2016) (27)
- Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the woolly lemurs, genus Avahi (Primates: Lemuriformes) (2007) (25)
- The use of natural resources to improve household income, health, and nutrition within the forests of Kianjavato, Madagascar (2018) (24)
- Genetic diversity in the North American captive African elephant collection (2008) (23)
- Characterization of 20 microsatellite marker loci in the west Indian rock iguana (Cyclura nubila) (2004) (22)
- Does Eulemur cinereiceps exist? Preliminary evidence from genetics and ground surveys in southeastern Madagascar (2008) (22)
- Ecology and morphology of mouse lemurs (Microcebus spp.) in a hotspot of microendemism in northeastern Madagascar, with the description of a new species (2020) (20)
- Population genetics and abundance of the Endangered grey-headed lemur Eulemur cinereiceps in south-east Madagascar: assessing risks for fragmented and continuous populations (2011) (20)
- An environmental DNA sampling method for aye‐ayes from their feeding traces (2018) (18)
- Diversification of Angraecum (Orchidaceae, Vandeae) in Madagascar: Revised Phylogeny Reveals Species Accumulation through Time Rather than Rapid Radiation (2016) (18)
- Females are the ecological sex: sex-specific body mass ecogeography in wild sifaka populations (Propithecus spp.). (2013) (18)
- Genome sequence and population declines in the critically endangered greater bamboo lemur (Prolemur simus) and implications for conservation (2018) (16)
- Anthropogenic pressures drive population genetic structuring across a Critically Endangered lemur species range (2019) (15)
- Genetic diversity in North American captive Asian elephants (2012) (15)
- Genetic architecture of two red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra) populations of Masoala National Park (2009) (15)
- Morphological characterization of a brown lemur hybrid zone (Eulemur rufifrons × E. cinereiceps). (2011) (15)
- Microsatellite analyses provide evidence of male-biased dispersal in the radiated tortoise Astrochelys radiata (Chelonia: Testudinidae). (2010) (14)
- Mitogenomics of the family Cheirogaleidae and relationships to taxonomy and biogeography in Madagascar (2016) (14)
- Genetic structure of two populations of the Namibian giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis. (2009) (13)
- Detection of cytonuclear genomic dissociation in the North American captive African elephant collection. (2009) (13)
- Deadwood Structural Properties May Influence Aye-Aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) Extractive Foraging Behavior (2016) (12)
- Characterization of 16 microsatellite marker loci in the Maasai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) (2002) (12)
- Stress response to handling is short lived but may reflect personalities in a wild, Critically Endangered tortoise species (2017) (12)
- Characterization of seven microsatellite marker loci in a genus of Malagasy lemurs (Propithecus) (2002) (12)
- Niche Divergence in a Brown Lemur (Eulemur spp.) Hybrid Zone: Using Ecological Niche Models to Test Models of Stability (2016) (12)
- A New Species in the Genus Cheirogaleus (Cheirogaleidae) (2015) (11)
- Decline in the range and population density of Radiated Tortoises, Astrochelys radiata, in southern Madagascar (2013) (11)
- A National-Level Assessment of Lemur Hunting Pressure in Madagascar (2021) (11)
- Isolation and characterization of 15 microsatellite loci in the Korean goral (Nemorhaedus caudatus) (2005) (11)
- Characterization of 22 microsatellite marker loci in the Madagascar rousette (Rousettus madagascariensis) (2009) (11)
- Characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers for the endangered Malagasy radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata) (2005) (11)
- Phylogenomic Reconstruction of Sportive Lemurs (genus Lepilemur) Recovered from Mitogenomes with Inferences for Madagascar Biogeography (2016) (10)
- Characterization of eight microsatellite loci in Grant's gazelle (Gazella granti) (2006) (10)
- Clinal variation in a brown lemur (Eulemur spp.) hybrid zone: Combining morphological, genetic and climatic data to examine stability (2013) (10)
- Expanding Knowledge on Life History Traits and Infant Development in the Greater Bamboo Lemur (Prolemur simus): Contributions from Kianjavato, Madagascar (2015) (10)
- Characterization of eight microsatellite loci in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) (2007) (10)
- Evaluating the Genetic Diversity of Three Endangered Lemur Species(Genus: Propithecus) from Northern Madagascar (2016) (9)
- Characterization of 21 microsatellite marker loci in the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) (2007) (9)
- Characterization of 25 microsatellite loci in bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) (2008) (9)
- Conservation Genetics of the Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) Population from Andohahela National Park, Southeast Madagascar, with a Discussion on the Conservation of This Declining Species (2009) (9)
- Characterization of 20 microsatellite marker loci in Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) (2006) (9)
- Conservation of the Madagascar Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides) amid changing land use policy: assessing the spatial coincidence of relict populations with protected areas and mining concessions (2013) (8)
- Characterization of 20 microsatellite markers in the plowshare tortoise, Astrochelys yniphora (2009) (8)
- Primate genotyping via high resolution melt analysis: rapid and reliable identification of color vision status in wild lemurs (2016) (8)
- A massively parallel strategy for STR marker development, capture, and genotyping (2016) (8)
- PhyloMarker–-A Tool for Mining Phylogenetic Markers through Genome Comparison: Application of the Mouse Lemur (Genus Microcebus) Phylogeny (2012) (8)
- Comparative ecophysiology of a critically endangered (CR) ectotherm: Implications for conservation management (2017) (7)
- Less is more: lemurs (Eulemur spp.) may benefit from loss of trichromatic vision (2019) (7)
- Protecting lemurs--response. (2014) (7)
- Detection of Crocodylus mindorensis x Crocodylus porosus (Crocodylidae) hybrids in a Philippine crocodile systematics analysis (2012) (7)
- Evolutionary and phylogenetic insights from a nuclear genome sequence of the extinct, giant, “subfossil” koala lemur Megaladapis edwardsi (2020) (6)
- Population genetics implications for the conservation of the Philippine Crocodile Crocodylus mindorensis Schmidt, 1935 (Crocodylia: Crocodylidae) (2014) (6)
- Characterization of 18 microsatellite marker loci in the white-collared lemur (Eulemur cinereiceps) (2009) (6)
- Comparing the use of live trees and deadwood for larval foraging by aye-ayes (Daubentonia madagascariensis) at Kianjavato and Torotorofotsy, Madagascar (2017) (6)
- Variation in habitat and behavior of the northern sportive lemur (Lepilemur septentrionalis) at Montagne des Français, Madagascar. (2016) (6)
- Characterization of 11 microsatellite marker loci in the Malagasy big‐headed turtle (Erymnochelys madagascariensis) (2006) (5)
- Defining species in an advanced technological landscape (2014) (5)
- Re-assessing the applicability of the Jarman/Bell model and Kay's threshold to the insectivorous aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis). (2019) (5)
- 09. Short term monitoring reveals the rapid decline of southern Madagascar's Critically Endangered tortoise species (2014) (5)
- Conservation genetics of Madagascar’s critically endangered ploughshare tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora) (2019) (4)
- Isolation and characterization of 20 microsatellite marker loci from the Indri (Indri indri) genome (2006) (4)
- Characterization of 20 microsatellite marker loci in the red-bellied brown lemur (Eulemur rubriventer) (2007) (4)
- Characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci from the two endemic genera of Madagascan Boids, Acrantophis and Sanzinia (2001) (4)
- Characterization of 20 microsatellite marker loci in the Malagasy tree boa (Sanzinia madagascariensis madagascariensis) (2009) (4)
- Lemur paparazzi: Arboreal camera trapping and occupancy modeling as conservation tools for monitoring threatened lemur species (2021) (4)
- Home Range Size and Seasonal Variation in Habitat Use of Aye-Ayes (Daubentonia madagascariensis) in Torotorofotsy, Madagascar (2020) (4)
- Extensive population genetic structure in the (2008) (3)
- Characterization of 14 microsatellite marker loci in the grey bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus) (2002) (3)
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Primate Research and Conservation (2022) (3)
- The impacts of Cyclone Enawo and anthropogenic disturbances on the habitat of northern sportive lemurs (Lepilemur septentrionalis) in northern Madagascar (2018) (3)
- Characterization of seasonal reproductive and stress steroid hormones in wild Radiated Tortoises, Astrochelys radiata. (2017) (3)
- Environmental Correlates of Body Mass in True Lemurs (Eulemur spp.) (2016) (3)
- Genetic Analysis of the Indri Reveals No Evidence of Distinct Subspecies (2016) (3)
- Characterization of 26 microsatellite marker loci in the fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) (2009) (3)
- Population Genetic Study of the Red-Collared Brown Lemur (Eulemur collaris É. Geoffroy) in Southeastern Madagascar (2010) (3)
- Characterization of 13 novel microsatellite markers in the Galápagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra) (2012) (2)
- Community outreach and education promoting the conservation of the Radiated Tortoise, Astrochelys radiata, in Lavavolo, Madagascar (2013) (2)
- Characterization of 20 microsatellites marker loci in the golden-crowned sifaka (Propithecus tattersalli) (2008) (2)
- The gut microbiome as an indicator of habitat disturbance in a Critically Endangered lemur (2021) (2)
- Characterization of 22 microsatellite loci developed from the genome of the Woolly Lemur (Avahi laniger) (2004) (2)
- Developmental Timeline of Wild Aye-Aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) Infants in Kianjavato and Torotorofotsy, Madagascar (2021) (2)
- Characterization of nine microsatellite loci in impala (Aepyceros melampus) (2006) (2)
- Characterization of 21 microsatellite marker loci in the silky sifaka (Propithecus candidus) (2009) (2)
- Hair phenotype diversity across Indriidae lemurs (2021) (2)
- Factors influencing terrestriality in primates of the Americas and Madagascar (2022) (2)
- Range overlap and spatiotemporal relationships of frugivorous lemurs at Kianjavato, Madagascar (2019) (2)
- Aye-aye population genomics: Signatures of natural selection (2013) (1)
- A novel environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling method for aye-ayes from their feeding traces (2018) (1)
- Habitat quality and behavioral ecology of the Northern sportive lemur (Lepilemur septentrionalis) (2015) (1)
- Complex processes of cryptic speciation in mouse lemurs from a micro-endemism hotspot in Madagascar (2019) (1)
- Evaluating pressures on Lemur demographic histories in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar (2020) (1)
- A Lack of Cathemeral Activity in Varecia variegata in Kianjavato, Madagascar (2017) (1)
- The influence of seasonality, anthropogenic disturbances, and cyclonic activity on the behavior of northern sportive lemurs (Lepilemur septentrionalis) at Montagne des Français, Madagascar (2021) (1)
- Characterization of 21 microsatellite marker loci in the prehensile‐tailed skink (Corucia zebrata) (2007) (1)
- Rapid, Inexpensive Genotyping and Barcoding of Primates: Multiple Applications for High-resolution Melt Analysis in Primatology and Anthropology (2017) (1)
- 247 SUCCESSFUL ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION IN THE CORN SNAKE (ELAPHE GUTATTA), USING FRESH AND COOLED SEMEN (2007) (1)
- Characterization of ten microsatellite marker loci in the Komodo Monitor (Varanus komodoensis) (2007) (1)
- Primate genotyping via high resolution melt analysis: rapid and reliable identification of color vision status in wild lemurs (2016) (1)
- Characterization of 21 microsatellite marker loci in the Milne-Edwards’ Sifaka (Propithecus edwardsi) (2009) (1)
- Comparing the use of live trees and deadwood for larval foraging by aye-ayes (Daubentonia madagascariensis) at Kianjavato and Torotorofotsy, Madagascar (2017) (0)
- Isolation and characterization of nine microsatellite loci in a Malagasy endemic rodent, Eliurus carletoni (Rodentia: Nesomyinae) (2012) (0)
- Characterization of 20 microsatellites developed from Propithecus deckeni coronatus with cross-amplification in Propithecus deckeni deckeni (2008) (0)
- Less is more: lemurs (Eulemur spp.) may benefit from loss of trichromatic vision (2019) (0)
- Phylogenomic Reconstruction of Sportive Lemurs (genus Lepilemur) Recovered from Mitogenomes with Inferences for Madagascar Biogeography. (2016) (0)
- Genetic Analysis of the Indri Reveals No Evidence of Distinct Subspecies (2016) (0)
- Isolation and characterization of nine microsatellite loci in a Malagasy endemic rodent, Eliurus carletoni (Rodentia: Nesomyinae) (2013) (0)
- Variation in Lemur Color Vision across Species, Populations and Habitats: Implications for Signal Evolution (2017) (0)
- Ecological correlates of diet and social structure in the greater bamboo lemur (Prolemur simus) (2014) (0)
- Niche Divergence in a Brown Lemur (Eulemur spp.) Hybrid Zone: Using Ecological Niche Models to Test Models of Stability (2015) (0)
- A National-Level Assessment of Lemur Hunting Pressure in Madagascar (2021) (0)
- A new Cheirogaleus (Cheirogaleidae) species from Ankarana, Madagascar (2016) (0)
- Home Ranges of Wild Aye-ayes (Daubentonia madagascariensis) in the continuous forest of Torotorofotsy, Madagascar (2018) (0)
- Ancient DNA genomics of Madagascar’s extinct subfossil lemurs: Palaeopropithecus ingens genetic diversity (2013) (0)
- BIOMEDICAL EVALUATION OF THE GOLDEN-CROWNED SIFAKA (PROPITHECUS TATTERSALLI) IN DARAINA, MADAGASCAR (2021) (0)
- Characterization of seven microsatellite marker loci in the Malagasy civet (Fossa fossana) (2001) (0)
- Lemur Monitoring & Conservation (2015) (0)
- In Reference to Lemurs : A Comprehensive Field Guide and Call to Action on Behalf of the Unique Primates of Madagascar (2007) (0)
- Sambirano lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur occidentalis). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020 (2020) (0)
- Madagascar Reforestation Volunteer (2015) (0)
- Opsin Genes and Visual Ecology in a Nocturnal Folivorous Lemur (2013) (0)
- Darwin's legacy: conservation, the Galapagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra) ssp., and microsatellites (1996) (0)
- Environmental Correlates of Body Mass in True Lemurs (Eulemur spp.) (2015) (0)
- Identification of Mitochondrial and Y-chromosome Population Structure among Four Aye-aye Populations in Madagascar (2017) (0)
- The gut microbiome as an indicator of habitat disturbance in a Critically Endangered lemur (2021) (0)
- Characterization of twenty-one microsatellites developed from Propithecus diadema (2008) (0)
- Aye-aye demography and conservation genomics (2012) (0)
- Feeding ecology of Lepilemur septentrionalis in the dry forest of Montagne des Français, northern Madagascar (2022) (0)
- Genome sequence and population declines in the critically endangered greater bamboo lemur (Prolemur simus) and implications for conservation (2018) (0)
- Protecting Lemurs: Ecotourism Response (2014) (0)
- Fission-fusion dynamics in black-and-white ruffed lemurs may facilitate both feeding strategies and communal care of infants in a spatially and temporally variable environment (2016) (0)
- RECENT INCREASB IN KILLING OF GIANT TORTOISES ON ISABELA ISLAND By : (2011) (0)
- Red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020 (2020) (0)
- Ramantsoavanaa's southern woolly lemur (Avahi ramanantsoavani). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020 (2020) (0)
- Patch size and isolation influence genetic patterns in black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) populations (2013) (0)
- White-fronted lemur (Eulemur albifrons). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020 (2020) (0)
- White-footed sportive lemur (Lepilemur leucopus) (2020) (0)
- PhyloMarker—A Tool for Mining Phylogenetic Markers Through Genome Comparison: Application of the Mouse Lemur (Genus Microcebus) Phylogeny (2012) (0)
- Lemurs in Fragmented Forests (2019) (0)
- Program of the Forty‐First Meeting of The American Society of Primatologists (2019) (0)
- Characterization of 13 novel microsatellite markers in the Galápagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra) (2012) (0)
- Deadwood Structural Properties May Influence Aye-Aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) Extractive Foraging Behavior (2016) (0)
- Habitat degradation and proximity to villages explain population structure in Critically Endangered black-and-white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata) (2018) (0)
- Aye-ayes (Daubentonia madagascariensis) are not just deadwood specialists: Assessing the importance of live trees to larval foraging (2017) (0)
- Communal nesting, kinship, and maternal success in a social primate (2013) (0)
- Nuclear and Mitochondrial Phylogenomics of the Sifakas Reveal Cryptic Variation in the Diademed Sifaka (2022) (0)
- Locomotion of an adult female and juvenile male aye‐aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) in Torotorofotsy, Madagascar (2021) (0)
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