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Hibernation is an adaptive strategy some mammals use to survive highly seasonal or unpredictable environments. More...

Hibernation is an adaptive strategy some mammals use to survive highly seasonal or unpredictable environments. We present the first investigation on the transcriptomics of hibernation in a natural population of primate hibernators: Crossley’s dwarf lemurs (Cheirogaleus crossleyi). Using capture mark recapture techniques to track the same animals over a period of seven months in Madagascar, we used RNAseq to compare gene expression profiles in white adipose tissue during three distinct physiological states. We also tracked a sympatric population of Sibree's dwarf lemurs (Cheirogaleus sibreei), sampling from two individuals at three physiological states throughout the year and complete RNA-seq analysis on these samples. Less...