Mouse lemurs give birth to their offspring during the five-month rainy season and build up fat reserves to survive the dry season when food is scarce. But what happens when the rainy season becomes drier and the dry season warmer? Researchers at the
Researchers from the German Primate Center Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, together with colleagues from the University of Zurich, have analyzed long-term data from Madagascar and found that climate change is destabilizing mouse lemur populations and increasing their risk of extinction.
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Scientists from the German Primate Center–Leibniz Institute for Primate Research along with associates from the University of Zurich examined long-term data from Madagascar and discovered that climate change is disrupting mouse lemur populations and heightening their risk of extinction.