Ringtailed Lemur Biology
Lemur catta in Madagascar
Editors: Jolly, A., Sussman, R.W., Koyama, N., Rasamimanana, H. (Eds.)
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- About this book
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Ringtailed Lemur Biology is the first comprehensive volume dedicated to the Lemur catta, Madagascar's flagship species, whose black and white tails adorn tourist brochures and children's schoolbooks, and which has been studied in the wild for forty years. Written by leading research scientists in the field, this is the authoritative volume on ringtailed lemur distribution, ecology, social behavior, and health and includes the first maps of their distribution, population, and decline. The editors, and contributors, have united to produce a book of cutting edge knowledge on the lemur species whose troop structure is most like the monkeys of other continents but which proves, like so much else in Madagascar, to be unique.
- About the authors
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Alison Jolly was the first scientist to study ringtailed lemurs in the wild, beginning in 1963. She continues her research on their troops in Berenty Reserve, working with many colleagues and students. Robert Sussman began the survey of ringtails throughout Wesern Madagascar in 1970, and in 1979 co-founded Beza Mahafaly Reserve of the School of Agronomy, University of Antananarivo. He has also continued research with generations of western and Malagasy students since then. Naoki Koyama heads the Kyoto University study group on ringtail behavior at Berenty, 1989 to the present. Hantanirina Rasamimanana of the École Normale Supérieur, University of Antananarivo, first worked at Berenty in 1983, and continues research there with the ENS students. In short, the four editors head all the major ringtail research groups, and have united with their colleagues and students to write this volume.
- Reviews
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From the reviews:
"I can point … this book as the perfect place to get ‘cool stuff’ on ringtailed lemurs. … this book is a must-have and instant classic for any existing or budding researchers with an interest in ringtailed lemurs. The data will be of interest to anyone conducting meta-analysis studies of primate diets. … the book will find its way onto the bookshelves of many professional primatologists and mammologists. I also think that the book will be of interest to amateur naturalists and students … ." (Shawn M. Lehman, Journal of Mammalian Evolution, Vol. 15, 2008)
- Table of contents (20 chapters)
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The Distribution and Biogeography of the Ringtailed Lemur (Lemur catta) in Madagascar
Pages 3-15
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A Preliminary Estimate of Lemur catta Population Density Using Satellite Imagery
Pages 16-31
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Berenty Reserve: A Research Site in Southern Madagascar
Pages 32-42
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Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve: A Research Site in Southwestern Madagascar
Pages 43-51
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Plant Species Fed on by Lemur catta in Gallery Forests of the Southern Domain of Madagascar
Pages 55-68
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Ringtailed Lemur Biology
- Book Subtitle
- Lemur catta in Madagascar
- Editors
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- Alison Jolly
- Robert W. Sussman
- Naoki Koyama
- Hanta Rasamimanana
- Series Title
- Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects
- Copyright
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag US
- eBook ISBN
- 978-0-387-34126-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-0-387-34126-2
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-0-387-32669-6
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-4419-4093-3
- Series ISSN
- 1574-3489
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVI, 378
- Number of Illustrations
- 118 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
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