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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.

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Author:   Berthe Rakotosamimanana ,  Hanta Rasamimanana ,  J. Ganzhorn ,  Steven M. Goodman
Publisher:   Springer Science+Business Media
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Edition:   1999 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.810kg
ISBN:  

9780306461873

ISBN 10:   0306461870
Pages:   295
Publication Date:   30 September 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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.

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