In this episode, Malcolm Ramsay (University of Toronto) discusses with us his experiences of doing primatological fieldwork in Madgascar and researching mouse lemur ecology and genomics.

There are over twenty species of mouse lemur living on Madagascar, the fourth-largest island in the world. Owing to anthropogenic factors, exacerbated by high rates of poverty in Malagasy society, multiple species of mouse lemur are endangered and threatened by human deforestation. Malcolm and his team study their genetics to understand the histories of mouse lemur inter- and intragroup relationships. These data may help inform local scientists and conservationists understand what impact habitat loss and fragmentation are having on mouse lemur ecology, adaptability and survival rates.

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