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New Directions in Lemur Studies

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Editors:
  1. Berthe Rakotosamimanana

    1. Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar

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  2. Hanta Rasamimanana

    1. Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar

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  3. Jörg U. Ganzhorn

    1. University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

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  4. Steven M. Goodman

    1. Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, USA

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Ancient DNA in Subfossil Lemurs

    • Anne D. Yoder, Berthe Rakotosamimanana, Thomas J. Parsons
    Pages 1-17

  3. Past and Present Distributions of Lemurs in Madagascar

    • Laurie R. Godfrey, William L. Jungers, Elwyn L. Simons, Prithijit S. Chatrath, Berthe Rakotosamimanana
    Pages 19-53

  4. Skeletal Morphology and the Phylogeny of the Lemuridae

    • Gisèle Francine Noro Randria
    Pages 55-68

  5. Support Utilization by Two Sympatric Lemur Species

    • Léonard Razafimanantsoa
    Pages 69-81

  6. Field Metabolic Rate and the Cost of Ranging of the Red-Tailed Sportive Lemur (Lepilemur Ruficaudatus)

    • Sonja Drack, Sylvia Ortmann, Nathalie Bührmann, Jutta Schmid, Ruth D. Heldmaier, Gerhard Heldmaier et al.
    Pages 83-91

  7. Metabolic Strategy and Social Behavior in Lemuridae

    • Michael E. Pereira, Russ A. Strohecker, Sonia A. Cavigelli, Claude L. Hughes, David D. Pearson
    Pages 93-118

  8. Cathemeral Activity of Red-Fronted Brown Lemurs (Eulemur Fulvus Rufus) in the Kirindy Forest/CFPF

    • Giuseppe Donati, Antonella Lunardini, Peter M. Kappeler
    Pages 119-137

  9. Social Organization of the Fat-Tailed Dwarf Lemur (Cheirogaleus Medius) in Northwestern Madagascar

    • Alexandra E. Müller
    Pages 139-157

  10. Demography and Floating Males in a Population of Cheirogaleus Medius

    • Joanna Fietz
    Pages 159-172

  11. Influence of Social Organization Patterns on Food Intake of Lemur Catta in the Berenty Reserve

    • Hantanirina Rasamimanana
    Pages 173-188

  12. The Importance of the Black Lemur (Eulemur Macaco) for Seed Dispersal in Lokobe Forest, Nosy Be

    • Christopher R. Birkinshaw
    Pages 189-199

  13. Taste Discrimination in Lemurs and Other Primates, and the Relationships to Distribution of Plant Allelochemicals in Different Habitats of Madagascar

    • Bruno Simmen, Annette Hladik, Pierrette L. Ramasiarisoa, Sandra Iaconelli, Claude M. Hladik
    Pages 201-219

  14. Folivory in a Small-Bodied Lemur

    • Thomas Mutschler
    Pages 221-239

  15. Conservation of the Alaotran Gentle Lemur

    • Anna T. C. Feistner
    Pages 241-248

  16. Teaching Primatology at the Université de Mahajanga (NW Madagascar)

    • Urs Thalmann, Alphonse Zaramody
    Pages 249-268

  17. Lemurs as Flagships for Conservation in Madagascar

    • Joanna C. Durbin
    Pages 269-281

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 283-295
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About this book

Over the course of the past decade, there has been an enormous augmentation in the amount of information available on the lemurs of Madagascar. These advances are closely coupled with an increase in the number of national and international researchers working on these animals. As a result, Madagascar has emerged as one of the principal sites of primatological studies in the world. Furthermore, the conserva­ tion community has a massive interest in the preservation of the natural habitats of the island, and lemurs serve as one of the symbols of this cause. Between 10 and 14 August 1998, the XVIIth International Primatology Society (IPS) Congress was held in Antananarivo, Madagascar. For a country that about a decade ago was largely closed to foreign visitors, this Congress constituted a massive event for the Malagasy scientific community and was assisted by about 550 primatolo­ gists from 35 different countries. Naturally, given the venue and context of the Con­ gress, many of the presentations dealt with lemurs and covered a very wide breadth of subjects.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar

    Berthe Rakotosamimanana, Hanta Rasamimanana

  • University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Jörg U. Ganzhorn

  • Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, USA

    Steven M. Goodman

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: New Directions in Lemur Studies

  • Editors: Berthe Rakotosamimanana, Hanta Rasamimanana, Jörg U. Ganzhorn, Steven M. Goodman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4705-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1999

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-46187-3Published: 30 September 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-7131-1Published: 17 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-4705-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 295

  • Topics: Zoology, Nature Conservation, Animal Physiology, Evolutionary Biology

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