Ringtailed lemur biology : Lemur catta in Madagascar /

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Imprint:New York : Springer, c2006.
Description:xvi, 376 p., [2] p. of plates : ill., maps (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Developments in primatology
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6122398
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Other authors / contributors:Jolly, Alison.
ISBN:0387326693
9780387326696
9780387326696 (alk. paper)
0387326693 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents also issued online.
Standard no.:9780387326696
Table of Contents:
  • The distribution and biogeography of the ring-tailed lemur in Madagascar
  • A preliminary estimate of Lemur catta population density using satellite imagery
  • Berenty Reserve: A research site in southern Madagascar
  • Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve: A research site in southwestern Madagascar
  • Plant species fed on by Lemur catta in gallery forests of the southern domain of Madagascar
  • Tamarind recruitment and long-term stability in the gallery forest at Berenty, Madagascar
  • Home ranges of ring-tailed lemur troops and the density of large trees at Berenty Reserve, madagascar
  • The influence of tamarind tree quality and quantity on Lemur catta behavior
  • Feeding competition between introduced Eulemur fulvus and native Lemur catta during the birth season at Berenty Reserve, southern Madagascar
  • Tradition and novelty: Lemur catta feeding strategy on introduced tree species at Berenty Reserve
  • Diet quality and taste perception of plant secondary metabolites by Lemur catta
  • Territory as bet-hedging: Lemur catta in a rich forest and an erratic climate
  • Resource defense in Lemur catta: The importance of group size
  • Social changes in a wild population of ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) at Berenty, Madagascar
  • Obsession with agonistic power
  • Male and female ringtailed lemurs' energetic strategy does not explain female dominance
  • Male sociality and integration during the dispersal process in Lemur catta: a case study
  • Patterns of health, disease and behavior among wild ring-tailed lemurs, Lemur catta: Effects of habitat and sex
  • Bald lemur syndrome and the miracle tree: Alopecia associated with Leucaena leucocephala at Berenty Reserve, Madagascar
  • Temporal change in tooth size Among ring-tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) at the Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve, Madagascar
  • Effects of an environmental fluctuation