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Ringtailed Lemur Biology

Lemur catta in Madagascar

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  • © 2006

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Editors:
  1. Alison Jolly

    1. University of Sussex, Brighton, UK

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  2. Robert W. Sussman

    1. Washington University, St. Louis, USA

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  3. Naoki Koyama

    1. Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

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  4. Hantanirina Rasamimanana

    1. Université d'Antananarivo, Madagascar

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  • Many of the topics covered in this volume have not been researched and integrated for ringtailed lemurs, or for other primates
  • Represents the most current and up-to-date research on ringtailed lemurs, the most studied prosimian and the "flagship" species of Madagascar primates
  • 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 (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Distribution: Ringtailed Lemurs in Madagascar

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Distribution and Biogeography of the Ringtailed Lemur (Lemur catta) in Madagascar

      • Steven M. Goodman, Soava V. Rakotoarisoa, Lucienne Wilmé
      Pages 3-15

    3. A Preliminary Estimate of Lemur catta Population Density Using Satellite Imagery

      • Robert W. Sussman, Sean Sweeney, Glen M. Green, Ingrid Porton, O. L. Andrianasolondraibe, Joelisoa Ratsirarson
      Pages 16-31

    4. Berenty Reserve: A Research Site in Southern Madagascar

      • Alison Jolly, Naoki Koyama, Hantanirina Rasamimanana, Helen Crowley, George Williams
      Pages 32-42

    5. Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve: A Research Site in Southwestern Madagascar

      • Joelisoa Ratsirarson, Robert W. Sussman
      Pages 43-51

  3. Ringtails and Their Forests: Feeding and Ranging

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
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    2. Plant Species Fed on by Lemur catta in Gallery Forests of the Southern Domain of Madagascar

      • Bruno Simmen, Michelle L. Sauther, Takayo Soma, Hantanirina Rasamimanana, Robert W. Sussman, Alison Jolly et al.
      Pages 55-68

    3. Tamarind Recruitment and Long-Term Stability in the Gallery Forest at Berenty, Madagascar

      • Kathryn Blumenfeld-Jones, Tahirihasina M. Randriamboavonjy, George Williams, Anne S. Mertl-Millhollen, Susan Pinkus, Hantanirina Rasamimanana
      Pages 69-85

    4. Home Ranges of Ringtailed Lemur Troops

      • Naoki Koyama, Takayo Soma, Shinichiro Ichino, Y. Takahata
      Pages 86-101

    5. The Influence of Tamarind Tree Quality and Quantity on Lemur catta Behavior

      • Anne S. Mertl-Millhollen, Hajarimanitra Rambeloarivony, Wendy Miles, Veronica A. Kaiser, Lisa Gray, Loretta T. Dorn et al.
      Pages 102-118

    6. Feeding Competition Between Introduced Eulemur fulvus and Native Lemur catta During the Birth Season at Berenty Reserve, Southern Madagascar

      • Susan Pinkus, James N. M. Smith, Alison Jolly
      Pages 119-140

    7. Tradition and Novelty: Lemur catta Feeding Strategy on Introduced Tree Species at Berenty Reserve

      • Takayo Soma
      Pages 141-159

    8. Diet Quality and Taste Perception of Plant Secondary Metabolites by Lemur catta

      • Bruno Simmen, S. Peronny, M. Jeanson, Annette Hladik, A. Marez
      Pages 160-183

  4. Social Behavior within and Between Troops

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 185-185
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    2. Territory as Bet-hedging: Lemur catta in a Rich Forest and an Erratic Climate

      • Alison Jolly, Hantanirina Rasamimanana, Marisa Braun, Tracy Dubovick, Christopher Mills, George Williams
      Pages 187-207

    3. Resource Defense in Lemur catta: The Importance of Group Size

      • R. Ethan Pride, Dina Felantsoa, Tahirihasina M. Randriamboavonjy, R. Randriambelona
      Pages 208-232

    4. Social Changes in a Wild Population of Ringtailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) at Berenty, Madagascar

      • Shinichiro Ichino, Naoki Koyama
      Pages 233-244

    5. Obsession with Agonistic Power

      • Michael. E. Pereira
      Pages 245-270

    6. Male and Female Ringtailed Lemurs' Energetic Strategy Does Not Explain Female Dominance

      • Hantanirina Rasamimanana, Vonjy N. Andrianome, Hajarimanitra Rambeloarivony, Patrick Pasquet
      Pages 271-295
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About this book

This book is a truly international collaboration, with editors based on four con- nents and first authors from Canada, France, Japan, Madagascar, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Clearly, there is something attractive about studying Lemur catta, the ringtailed lemur. Perhaps it is the lemurs themselves! Why study ringtailed lemurs? Because lemurs are a separate radiation of p- mates from the monkeys, apes, and humans. Because ringtails live in the largest social groups of any known lemur and therefore offer the closest comparison with other social primates, including ourselves. And also because ringtails have become the flagship species of Madagascar. Some 70 species or subspecies of lemurs inhabit Madagascar. Each kind has its own fascinating story, but ringtails are the ones that everyone thinks they know. That black-and-white tail adorns tourist brochures and school notebooks and banknotes. All the same, after 40 years of field study, we don’t know nearly enough. In this book, we make a first estimate on how many might be alive today, but we do not know how many ri- tailed lemurs and how many southern forests will survive. This book explores part of what we do know. Its four sections are (I) Distribution: Ringtailed Lemurs in Madagascar, (II) Ringtails and Their Forests: Feeding and Ranging Behavior, (III) Social Behavior Within and Between Troops, and finally (IV) Health and Disease. Of course, all these issues are int- related.

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"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)

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Sussex, Brighton, UK

    Alison Jolly

  • Washington University, St. Louis, USA

    Robert W. Sussman

  • Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

    Naoki Koyama

  • Université d'Antananarivo, Madagascar

    Hantanirina Rasamimanana

About the editors

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.

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