Edward E. Louis Jr.
{{short description|American conservation geneticist}}
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|fields = Conservation geneticist
|workplaces = Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
|alma_mater = Texas A&M University
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|known_for = Lemur studies
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Edward E. Louis Jr. is an American conservation geneticist who founded the Madagascar Biodiversity Partnership (MBP) in 2010.{{LoM3 Sfn|p=61}}{{R|MBP_profile}} He is both the Director of Conservation Genetics at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium and the General Director of the MBP. Louis attended the Texas A&M University receiving his DVM in 1994 and his Ph.D. in Genetics in 1996.{{R|MBP_profile}}
His team was responsible for the identification of 11 species of sportive lemur (Lepilemur) in 2006.{{Sfn|Louis, Jr.|Engberg|Lei|Geng|2006|p=1}} He has also helped describe three mouse lemurs (Microcebus) in 2006 and two more mouse lemurs in 2008.{{LoM3 Sfn|p=105}} He is one of the authors of Lemurs of Madagascar.{{LoM3 Sfn|p=61}}
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- {{cite journal | last1 = Louis, Jr. | first1 = E.E. | last2 = Engberg | first2 = S.E. | last3 = Lei | first3 = R. | last4 = Geng | first4 = H. | last5 = Sommer | first5 = J.A. | last6 = Ramaromilanto | first6 = R. | last7 = Randriamanana | first7 = J.C. | last8 = Zaonarivelo | first8 = J.R. | last9 = Andriantompohavana | first9 = R. | last10 = Randria | first10 = G. | last11 = Prosper | last12 = Ramaromilanto | first12 = B. | last13 = Rakotoarisoa | first13 = G. | last14 = Rooney | first14 = A. | last15 = Brenneman | first15 = R.A. | year = 2006 | title = Molecular and morphological analyses of the sportive lemurs (Family Megaladapidae: Genus Lepilemur) reveals 11 previously unrecognized species | journal = Texas Tech University Special Publications | issue = 49 | pages = 1–49 | url = http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/publications/specpubs/sps/SP49.pdf }}
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