Carrie C Veilleux
Biographic Data
| ID | 627656 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carrie C Veilleux |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carrie C |
| FAMILY NAME | Veilleux |
| SIGNATURE | VEILLEUX C C |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at Austin |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4441-7521 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The sensory ecology of primate food perception, revisited
Twenty years ago, Dominy and colleagues published “The sensory ecology of primate food perception,” an impactful review that brought new perspectives to understanding primate foraging adaptations. Their review synthesized information on primate senses and explored how senses informed feeding behavior. Research on primate sensory ecology has seen explosive growth in the last two decades. Here, we revisit this important topic, focusing on the numer…
Potential arms race in the coevolution of primates and angiosperms
OBJECTIVES: We explored whether variation in the sweet taste receptor protein T1R3 in primates could contribute to differences in sweet taste repertoire among species, potentially reflecting coevolution with local plants. Specifically, we examined which primates are likely to be sweet "tasters" of brazzein, a protein found in the fruit of the African plant Pentadiplandra brazzeana that tastes intensely sweet to humans, but provides little energy.…
Opsin Genes and Visual Ecology in a Nocturnal Folivorous Lemur
Opsin gene polymorphism predicts trichromacy in a cathemeral lemur
Recent research has identified polymorphic trichromacy in three diurnal strepsirrhines: Coquerel's sifaka ( Propithecus coquereli ), black and white ruffed lemurs ( Varecia variegata ), and red ruffed lemurs ( V. rubra ). Current hypotheses suggest that the transitions to diurnality experienced by Propithecus and Varecia were necessary precursors to their independent acquisitions of trichromacy. Accordingly, cathemeral lemurs are thought to lack …
Visual acuity in the cathemeral strepsirrhine Eulemur macaco flavifrons
Studies of visual acuity in primates have shown that diurnal haplorhines have higher acuity (30–75 cycles per degree (c/deg)) than most other mammals. However, relatively little is known about visual acuity in non‐haplorhine primates, and published estimates are only available for four strepsirrhine genera ( Microcebus , Otolemur , Galago , and Lemur ). We present here the first measurements of visual acuity in a cathemeral strepsirrhine species,…
Opsin Genes and Visual Ecology in a Nocturnal Folivorous Lemur
Potential arms race in the coevolution of primates and angiosperms
OBJECTIVES: We explored whether variation in the sweet taste receptor protein T1R3 in primates could contribute to differences in sweet taste repertoire among species, potentially reflecting coevolution with local plants. Specifically, we examined which primates are likely to be sweet "tasters" of brazzein, a protein found in the fruit of the African plant Pentadiplandra brazzeana that tastes intensely sweet to humans, but provides little energy.…
Opsin gene polymorphism predicts trichromacy in a cathemeral lemur
Recent research has identified polymorphic trichromacy in three diurnal strepsirrhines: Coquerel's sifaka ( Propithecus coquereli ), black and white ruffed lemurs ( Varecia variegata ), and red ruffed lemurs ( V. rubra ). Current hypotheses suggest that the transitions to diurnality experienced by Propithecus and Varecia were necessary precursors to their independent acquisitions of trichromacy. Accordingly, cathemeral lemurs are thought to lack …
Visual acuity in the cathemeral strepsirrhine Eulemur macaco flavifrons
Studies of visual acuity in primates have shown that diurnal haplorhines have higher acuity (30–75 cycles per degree (c/deg)) than most other mammals. However, relatively little is known about visual acuity in non‐haplorhine primates, and published estimates are only available for four strepsirrhine genera ( Microcebus , Otolemur , Galago , and Lemur ). We present here the first measurements of visual acuity in a cathemeral strepsirrhine species,…
Opsin Genes and Visual Ecology in a Nocturnal Folivorous Lemur
Potential arms race in the coevolution of primates and angiosperms
OBJECTIVES: We explored whether variation in the sweet taste receptor protein T1R3 in primates could contribute to differences in sweet taste repertoire among species, potentially reflecting coevolution with local plants. Specifically, we examined which primates are likely to be sweet "tasters" of brazzein, a protein found in the fruit of the African plant Pentadiplandra brazzeana that tastes intensely sweet to humans, but provides little energy.…
The sensory ecology of primate food perception, revisited
Twenty years ago, Dominy and colleagues published “The sensory ecology of primate food perception,” an impactful review that brought new perspectives to understanding primate foraging adaptations. Their review synthesized information on primate senses and explored how senses informed feeding behavior. Research on primate sensory ecology has seen explosive growth in the last two decades. Here, we revisit this important topic, focusing on the numer…
Biology (5 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (4 works) · Primate (4 works) · Zoology (4 works) · Evolutionary biology (3 works) · Lemur (3 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (3 works) · Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (2 works) · Botany (2 works)