Lemurs : ecology and adaptation /

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Imprint:New York : Springer, c2006.
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
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Other authors / contributors:Gould, Lisa Lofland.
Sauther, Michelle L.
ISBN:038734585X
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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