Using parasites to infer social networks of Microcebus

A fresh article on the use of parasites in studying social structure and behavior in a wild population of mouse lemurs! This study tagged parasitic louse on captive lemurs using colored nail varnish and analysed transferance rates as a proxy for frequency of social interactions. Very cool. Here's the ScienceDaily snack-size version: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120326112923.htm