Data from: Life history profiles for 27 strepsirrhine primate taxa generated using captive data from the Duke Lemur Center

Since its establishment in 1966, the Duke Lemur Center (DLC) has
accumulated detailed records for nearly 4200 individuals from over 40
strepsirrhine primate taxa – the lemurs, lorises, and galagos. Here we
present verified data for 3627 individuals of 27 taxa in the form of a
life history table containing summarized species values for variables
relating to ancestry, reproduction, longevity, and body mass, as well as
the two raw data files containing direct and calculated variables from
which this summary table is built. Large sample sizes, longitudinal data
that in many cases span an animal’s entire life, exact dates of events,
and large numbers of individuals from closely related yet biologically
diverse primate taxa make these datasets unique. This single source for
verified raw data and systematically compiled species values, particularly
in combination with the availability of associated biological samples and
the current live colony for research, will support future studies from an
enormous spectrum of disciplines.