Lemurs : ecology and adaptation /
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Imprint: | New York : Springer, c2006. |
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Description: | xx, 450 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Developments in primatology |
Subject: | Lemurs -- Ecology. Lemurs -- Madagascar. Lemurs. Madagascar. |
Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6203699 |
Table of Contents:
- Contributors
- Section 1. Lemur Origins, History of Ecological Studies on Lemurs, and the Ecology of the Recently Extinct (Subfossil) Lemurs
- 1. Origin of the Malagasy Strepsirhine Primates
- 2. Notes on the History of Ecological Studies of Malagasy Lemurs
- 3. Ecology and Extinction of Madagascar's Subfossil Lemurs
- Section 2. The Evolution of Lemur Traits, Basic and Unusual Patterns
- 4. Impact of Ecology on the Teeth of Extant Lemurs: A Review of Dental Adaptations, Function, and Life History
- 5. Big Is Beautiful: Fat Storage and Hibernation as a Strategy to Cope with Marked Seasonality in the Fat-Tailed Dwarf Lemur (Cheirogaleus medius)
- 6. Polyspecific Associations of Crowned Lemurs and Sanford's Lemurs in Madagascar
- 7. Cathemerality in Lemurs
- 8. Adaptations in the Aye-aye: A Review
- Section 3. Connecting Ecology and Adaptation: Summaries and New Studies
- 9. Evolutionary Divergence in the Brown Lemur Species Complex
- 10. Ecological Diversity and Seasonal Adaptations of Mouse Lemurs (Microcebus spp.)
- 11. Social Pair-Bonding and Resource Defense in Wild Red-Bellied Lemurs (Eulemur rubriventer)
- 12. Lemur catta Ecology: What We Know and What We Need to Know
- 13. Impact of Seasonality and Reproduction on Social Structure, Ranging Patterns, and Fission-Fusion Social Organization in Red Ruffed Lemurs
- 14. Ecologically Enigmatic Lemurs: The Sifakas of the Eastern Forests (Propithecus candidus, P. diadema, P. edwardsi, P. perrieri, and P. tattersalli)
- 15. Behavioral and Ecological Adaptations in Two Small Folivorous Lemurs with Different Social Organization: Avahi and Lepilemur
- 16. The Feeding Ecology and Related Adaptations of Indri indri
- 17. Behavior and Ecology of Gentle Lemurs (Genus Hapalemur)
- Section 4. Lemur Adaptations to a Changing Environment, Natural and Anthropogenic Stress
- 18. Considering Climate Change Effects in Lemur Ecology and Conservation
- 19. Diet Composition, Foraging, and Feeding Behavior in Relation to Habitat Disturbance: Implications for the Adaptability of Ruffed Lemurs (Varecia variegata editorium) in Manombo Forest, Madagascar
- 20. Overview on the Health and Disease Ecology of Wild Lemurs: Conservation Implications
- Index