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Leaping Ahead

Advances in Prosimian Biology

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  • © 2013

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Editors:
  1. Judith Masters

    1. Dept. Zoology, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa

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  2. Marco Gamba

    1. Dipto. Biologia Animale e dell'Uomo, Università di Torino, Torino, Italy

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  3. Fabien Génin

    1. School Biological and Conservation Sci., University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

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  • Presents a summary of the state of prosimian biology
  • Covers a wide range of topics, from assessments of diversity and evolutionary scenarios, through ecophysiology, cognition, behavioral and sensory ecology, to the conservation and survival prospects of this extraordinary and diverse group of mammals
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects (DIPR)

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Table of contents (43 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Systematics and Evolution

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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  4. General Ecology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49
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  5. General ecology

    1. Life History Variation in Madagascar’s Giant Extinct Lemurs

      • Laurie R. Godfrey, Gary T. Schwartz, William L. Jungers, Kierstin K. Catlett, Karen E. Samonds, Stephen J. King et al.
      Pages 51-59

    2. Population Genetics, Parasitism, and Long-Term Population Dynamics of Microcebus murinus in Littoral Forest Fragments of South-Eastern Madagascar

      • Jörg U. Ganzhorn, Andreas Hapke, Petra Lahann, Brigitte Raharivololona, Jean-Baptiste Ramanamanjato, Ernest Refaly et al.
      Pages 61-69

    3. Range Shifts of Mouse Lemurs in South-Eastern Madagascar: Evidence from Mitochondrial Genetic Data

      • Andreas Hapke, Tony B. D. Andrianaivo, Mark Gligor, Emilienne Razafimahatratra
      Pages 71-77

    4. Habitat Use by the Red Slender Loris (Loris tardigradus tardigradus) in Masmullah Proposed Forest Reserve in Sri Lanka

      • Lilia Bernede, Simon K. Bearder, Asoka Gunawardene
      Pages 79-87

    5. Forest Fragmentation Imperils Red Slender Lorises (Loris tardigradus tardigradus) in South-Western Sri Lanka

      • K. Anne-Isola Nekaris, Sarah M. Jaffe, Giuseppe Donati
      Pages 89-96

    6. Head Posture and Visual Orientation in Loris tardigradus During Locomotion on Oblique Supports

      • Nancy J. Stevens, Christopher P. Heesy
      Pages 97-104

    7. Predation on Two Lemur Species in Sahamalaza Peninsula, North-Western Madagascar

      • Guy Hermas Randriatahina, N. Sylviane M. Volampeno
      Pages 105-110

  6. Behavioral Ecology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111
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About this book

Leaping Ahead: Advances in Prosimian Biology presents a summary of the state of prosimian biology as we move into the second decade of the 21st century. The book covers a wide range of topics, from assessments of diversity and evolutionary scenarios, through ecophysiology, cognition, behavioral and sensory ecology, to the conservation and survival prospects of this extraordinary and diverse group of mammals. The collection was inspired by an international conference in Ithala, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa in 2007, where prosimian biologists gathered from Canada, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Madagascar, South Africa, Tanzania, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. The meeting reverberated with the passion prosimian researchers feel for their study subjects and with their deep concern for the future of prosimians in the face of ongoing habitat destruction and the burgeoning threat of bushmeat hunting. Chapters for this volume were contributed by researchers from across the globe; they attest to the diversity, vibrancy and rapid growth of prosimian biology, and to the intellectual advances that have revolutionized this field in recent years. Since its earliest beginnings, prosimian research and its resultant literature have had a strong francophone component, and researchers in many prosimian habitat countries are more comfortable reading and writing in French rather than English. French summaries of all chapters have been included. The volume is targeted at researchers, both those entering the field and established scientists, who have an interest in the biology of primates and small mammals. It is also aimed at conservation biologists seeking a deeper understanding of the faunas and conservation developments in Africa, Madagascar and Southeast Asia, and anyone who has an interest in discovering the true diversity of our order, the Primates.

Reviews

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“The book is well edited and informative, and addresses theoretical issues actively being explored by prosimian biologists today. … this book is overall an interesting volume of conference proceedings – helpful for students, lecturers, laboratory and field researchers, and for those who seek a specific reference or a first overview of a certain topic.” (E. Johanna Rode, Folia Primatologica, Vol. 85 (1), 2014)

“This book presents current knowledge and perspectives on the future relating to various domains of prosimian biology in the form of short and readable chapters. … This volume will benefit not only prosimian biologists but also all primatologists, researchers focused on small mammals, and conservation biologists. The studies in this book provide the fundamentals for the next decade of prosimian biology.” (Hiroki Sato, Primates, December, 2013)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Zoology, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa

    Judith Masters

  • Dipto. Biologia Animale e dell'Uomo, Università di Torino, Torino, Italy

    Marco Gamba

  • School Biological and Conservation Sci., University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

    Fabien Génin

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