| polycystic nephropathy in slender lorises (loris lydekkerianus). | in a colony of slender lorises, 20 deaths that occurred over a period of 11 years were investigated postmortem. juvenile/adult polycystic nephropathy was observed in one newborn and 13 adult slender lorises. although polycystic kidney disease (pkd) in humans and other animals is known to be inherited, it is not clear whether kidney alterations in slender lorises are genetically transmitted, stress related, or induced by microbiological influences. | 2006 | 16847971 |
| social lives of adult mysore slender lorises (loris lydekkerianus lydekkerianus). | despite the persistent use of the word "solitary" to describe nocturnal primate social behavior, increasing numbers of studies are revealing sophisticated levels of social interactions among nocturnal primates. this study explores the relationships among 11 adult mysore slender lorises (loris lydekkerianus lydekkerianus) studied over 10(1/2) months in tamil nadu, india. when all observations regarding dependent offspring are excluded, the animals spent on average 38% of their activity in various ... | 2006 | 17096424 |
| improving diet and activity of insectivorous primates in captivity: naturalizing the diet of northern ceylon gray slender loris, loris lydekkerianus nordicus. | data on in-situ diet and nutritional requirements should inform the provision of food to captive insectivorous primates. despite the growing availability of such information an over-reliance on commercially available primate foods and fruit continues in many captive establishments. wild slender lorises are almost exclusively insectivorous, yet captive conspecifics are fed a primarily frugivorous diet that is likely to contribute to behavioral and health problems. we investigated the effect of na ... | 2015 | 26179410 |
| distribution of the grey slender loris (loris lyddekerianus cabrera, 1908) in tamil nadu, southern india. | the grey slender loris loris lydekkerianus, one of only two nocturnal primates of india, is found in the southern part of the country. our understanding of its geographical distribution is largely based on historical records and short surveys, and little is known of its occurrence in southern india today. we sought to establish the relative abundance of this species in 26 districts in the state of tamil nadu and the union territory of pondicherry in southern india. we sighted lorises in 19 distr ... | 2016 | 27894111 |
| fatal infection in three grey slender lorises (loris lydekkerianus nordicus) caused by clonally related trueperella pyogenes. | trueperella pyogenes is a worldwide known bacterium causing mastitis, abortion and various other pyogenic infections in domestic animals like ruminants and pigs. in this study we represent the first case report of three unusual fatal infections of grey slender lorises caused by trueperella pyogenes. meanwhile, this study represents the first in-depth description of the multilocus sequence analysis (mlsa) on t. pyogenes species. | 2017 | 28851356 |
| trueperella pyogenes as cause of a facial abscess in a grey slender loris (loris lydekkerianus nordicus)--a case report. | in the present study a trueperella (t.) pyogenes strain isolated from an abscess on the left side of the face of a six year old grey slender loris (loris lydekkerianus nordicus) could successfully be identified phenotypically, by maldi-tof ms analysis and genotypically using t. pyogenes superoxide dismutase a encoding gene soda and t. pyogenes 16s-23s rdna intergenic spacer region specific oligonucleotide primers. the t. pyogenes strain could additionally be characterized by pcr-mediated amplifi ... | 2012 | 23045803 |
| a re-evaluation of the role of vision in the activity and communication of nocturnal primates. | this paper examines the importance of vision in the lives of nocturnal primates in comparison to diurnal and cathemeral species. vision is the major sense in all primates and there is evidence that the eyesight of nocturnal species is more acute and variable than has previously been recognized. case studies of the behaviour of a galago and a loris in open woodland habitats in relation to ambient light show that galago moholi males are more likely to travel between clumps of vegetation along the ... | 2006 | 16415577 |
| foraging behaviour of the slender loris (loris lydekkerianus lydekkerianus): implications for theories of primate origins. | members of the order primates are characterised by a wide overlap of visual fields or optic convergence. it has been proposed that exploitation of either insects or angiosperm products in the terminal branches of trees, and the corresponding complex, three-dimensional environment associated with these foraging strategies, account for visual convergence. although slender lorises (loris sp.) are the most visually convergent of all the primates, very little is known about their feeding ecology. thi ... | 2005 | 15970312 |
| a novel foraging technique observed in slender loris (loris lydekkerianus malabaricus) feeding on red ants in the western ghats, india. | | 2005 | 15775683 |
| reproductive biology of the slender loris (loris lydekkerianus lydekkerianus). | the slender loris (loris lydekkerianus lydekkerianus), a nocturnal prosimian, was studied for 21 months in its natural habitat of scrub jungle in dindigul, south india. here we report on its reproductive biology. identified and unidentified lorises were observed for a total of 2,656 h. reproductive seasonality was seen, with births and oestrus observed to be highest in april-june and october-december. the mating system was promiscuous with 1 female mating successively with 3-4 males. a gestation ... | 2004 | 14716147 |
| observations of mating, birthing and parental behaviour in three subspecies of slender loris (loris tardigradus and loris lydekkerianus ) in india and sri lanka. | studies of the life history parameters of slender lorises in captivity have led to conflicting results regarding gestation length, birth seasonality, interspecies variation in litter size and the degree of parental care given to offspring. during the course of field studies of loris lydekkerianus lydekkerianus, l. l. nordicus and l. tardigradus tardigradus, data were collected on these life history variables, as well as on behaviours relating to mating. all 3 taxa displayed courtship behaviour i ... | 2003 | 14605476 |
| spacing system of the mysore slender loris (loris lydekkerianus lydekkerianus). | loris lydekkerianus lydekkerianus has been shown to have a promiscuous copulatory pattern, to maintain social networks via frequent loud calls, to interact socially throughout the night with all age classes, and to sleep socially. though these behaviors point towards a multimale social system, no study of their spacing system has yet been provided to support this view. from october 1997-august 1998, i conducted a study of the mysore slender loris in ayyalur, india. during 1,400 field hours, data ... | 2003 | 12687587 |