Support of a Tarsier Colony at Duke University Primate Center

眼镜猴是一个小家庭的稀有和濒临灭绝的灵长类动物 仅见于东南亚。 现存的三个物种都是 树栖的，他们的秘密，夜间的习惯，使他们的 生物学大部分未知。 眼镜猴也引起了人们的极大兴趣 因为它们与其他灵长类动物的关系尚未解决。 杜克大学灵长类中心维持着两个 眼镜猴物种 这些是第一批大型的眼镜猴聚居地 在美国组装，用于学术分析。 的 中心在确定最佳方案方面迈出了重要步伐 环境条件的动物，目前有一个 有几只怀孕雌性的健康群体。 神经解剖学的最新主要技术进展 杂交、DNA测序和生物化学提供了 帮助解决关系问题的方法， 眼镜猴生物学 杜克灵长类动物中心在 灵长类动物学研究的前沿， 研究眼镜猴问题的科学天才 行为、解剖学、生殖、生物化学和生理学。所有 活动是通过良性的，非侵入性的研究， 活着的实验对象，或者那些流产的，死产的， 或自然死亡。 该项目提供资金，部分支持 殖民地两年。

Tarsiers are a small family of rare and endangered primates found only in Southeast Asia. The three extant species are all arboreal, and their secretive, nocturnal habits make their biology largely unknown. Tarsiers are also of great interest because their relationships to other primates are unresolved. The Duke University Primate Center maintains colonies of two tarsier species. These are the first large tarsier colonies assembled in the U.S. for purposes of scholarly analysis. The Center has made important steps in determining optimal environmental conditions for the animals and currently has a healthy colony with several pregmant females. Recent major technological advances in neuroanatomy, DNA hybridization, DNA sequencing and biochemistry provide new approaches to help resolve the question of the relationships and biology of tarsiers. The Duke Primate Center is at the leading edge of research in primatology and has assembled a broad spectrum of scientific talent to study questions of tarsier behavior, anatomy, reproduction, biochemistry and physiology. All activities are accomplished through benign, non-invasive study of the living subjects, or of those that were miscarried,stillborn, or have died of natural causes. This project provides funds for partial support of the colony for two years.