Leaping Ahead

1. Front Matter

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2. Systematics and Evolution

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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3. Systematics and evolution

   1. What’s in a Name? Higher Level Taxonomy of the Prosimian Primates

      • Judith Masters, Marco Gamba, Fabien Génin

      Pages 3-9

   2. Species-Level Diversity Among Malagasy Lemurs

      • Ian Tattersall

      Pages 11-20

   3. Strepsirhine Divergence Dates Estimated from Mitochondrial Gene Sequences, and the Status of Daubentonia madagascariensis

      • Daniel Montagnon

      Pages 21-32

   4. Organismal Biology, Molecular Systematics, and Phylogenetic Reconstruction

      • Jeffrey H. Schwartz

      Pages 33-39

   5. Is Temporal Plasticity in Lemurs a Strategy for Dealing with Unpredictable or Predictable, Seasonal Environments?

      • Deborah J. Curtis, Giuseppe Donati

      Pages 41-48

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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7. Behavioral ecology

   1. Preliminary Results on the Behavioral Ecology of the Hairy-Eared Dwarf Lemur (Allocebus trichotis) in Andasibe, Eastern Madagascar

      • Karla Biebouw

      Pages 113-120

   2. Venus in Fur: Female Power in Mouse Lemurs Microcebus murinus and M. griseorufus

      • Fabien Génin

      Pages 121-126

   3. Group Size, Composition and Stability in a Wild Population of Blue-Eyed Black Lemurs (Eulemur flavifrons) at Ankarafa, Sahamalaza National Park

      • Guy Hermas Randriatahina, Jean-Jacques Roeder

      Pages 127-136

   4. Eviction and Troop Reconstruction in a Single Matriline of Ring-Tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta): What Happened When “Grandmother” Died?

      • Takayo Soma, Naoki Koyama

      Pages 137-146

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.

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From the reviews:

“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)

• 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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