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I describe the results of a 4-month study in Analamazaotra Special Reserve and Forest Station, eastern central Madagascar, in which I made observations of the behavioral ecology of the elusive hairy-eared dwarf lemur, Allocebus trichotis. Animals were followed on 12 occasions in 8 different localities between 869 and 934 m altitude. I observed the microhabitats, supports and heights at which the animals were seen, built an ethogram including the species’ behaviors and postures, and recorded all items that the animals included in their diets during this period. The Analamazaotra Special Reserve and Forest Station constitute good areas in which to study this cryptic, rare cheirogaleid.
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Je décris les résultats d’une étude de quatre mois menée dans la Réserve Spéciale et la Station Forestière d’Analamazaotra, centre-Est de Madagascar, pendant laquelle j’ai observé l’écologie et le comportement du rare cheirogale à oreilles velues, Allocebus trichotis. J’ai suivi des individus à douze reprises dans huit localités différentes entre 869 et 934 mètres d’altitude. J’ai noté le microhabitat, les supports et la hauteur à laquelle l’espèce a été vue, construit un éthogramme contenant les comportements et postures observés, et enregistré tous les types de nourriture ingérés pendant cette période. La Réserve Spéciale et la Station Forestière d’Analamazaotra constituent une région prometteuse pour l’étude de ce rare cheirogale énigmatique.
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The study was funded by the Primate Society of Great Britain and Primate Conservation, Inc. MICET helped with research permits, visas and logistics in Madagascar. The local ANGAP and Association Mitsinjo in Andasibe helped with logistics, access to the field sites and support staff. Field assistants included Mr Rakotonirina Laingo from the Department of Paleontology and Biological Anthropology at the University of Antananarivo; Richard and Theodore from the local ANGAP office and Play, Nasoavina, Pierre and Justin-Claude from Association Mitsinjo. The project was conducted as part of my doctoral research at Oxford Brookes University and I thank my supervisors Anna Nekaris and Simon Bearder for their support and advice throughout the study and for comments and reviews on this chapter.
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Biebouw, K. (2012). Preliminary Results on the Behavioral Ecology of the Hairy-Eared Dwarf Lemur (Allocebus trichotis) in Andasibe, Eastern Madagascar. In: Masters, J., Gamba, M., Génin, F. (eds) Leaping Ahead. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4511-1_13
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