New Directions in Lemur Studies

AvBerthe Rakotosamimanana,Hanta Rasamimanana

Inbunden, Engelska, 1999

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Beskrivning

This text contains selected presentations on lemurs made at the 17th IPS Congress in 1998. The chapters highlight new developments in lemur research, touching several important fields from conservation to theoretical aspects of behavioral ecology, as well as nutrition and public education.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1999-09-30
Mått:178 x 254 x 22 mm
Vikt:787 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:295
Upplaga:1999
Förlag:Springer Science+Business Media
ISBN:9780306461873

Utforska kategorier

Däggdjur inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Däggdjur inom Djur och Natur

Innehållsförteckning

1. Ancient DNA in Subfossil Lemurs: Methodological Challenges and Their Solutions.- 2. Past and Present Distributions of Lemurs in Madagascar.- 3. Skeletal Morphology and the Phylogeny of the Lemuridae: A Cladistic Analysis.- 4. Support Utilization by Two Sympatric Lemur Species: Propithecus verreauxi verreauxi and Eulemur fulvus rufus.- 5. Field Metabolic Rate and the Cost of Ranging of the Red-tailed Sportive Lemur (Lepilemur ruficaudatus).- 6. Metabolic Strategy and Social Behavior in Lemuridae.- 7. Cathemeral Activity of Red-fronted Brown Lemurs (Eulemur fulvus rufus) in the Kirindy Forest/CFPF.- 8. Social Organization of the Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur (Cheirogaleus medius) in Northwestern Madagascar.- 9. Demography and Floating Males in a Population of Cheirogaleus medius.- 10. Influence of Social Organization Patterns on Food Intake of Lemur catta in the Berenty Reserve.- 11. The Importance of the Black Lemur (Eulemur macaco) for Seed Dispersal in Lokobe Forest, Nosy Be.- 12. Taste Discrimination in Lemurs and Other Primates, and the Relationships to Distribution of Plant Allelochemicals in Different Habitats of Madagascar.- 13. Folivory in a Small-bodied Lemur: The Nutrition of the Alaotran Gentle Lemur (Hapalemur griseus alaotrensis).- 14. Conservation of the Alaotran Gentle Lemur: A Multidisciplinary Approach.- 15. Teaching Primatology at the Université de Mahajanga (NW Madagascar): Experiences, Results, and Evaluation of a Pilot Project.- 16. Lemurs as Flagships for Conservation in Madagascar.