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Article History

Received: 4 September 2017

Accepted: 30 May 2018

First Online: 8 June 2018

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: All lemurs included in this study were sampled under IACUC protocols approved by the Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (#97–100, 12–101), and all appropriate United States Fish and Wildlife Service import permits were obtained. Additionally, all relevant Malagasy authorities approved of the research including: The Association Nationale pour la Gestion des Aires Protégées (ANGAP), and the Ministère de l’Environnement, de l’Ecologie, de la Mer et des Forêts. Export of samples occurred with acquisition of all required permits from the Convention on the Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

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