Leaping Ahead : Advances in Prosimian Biology /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Masters, Judith. (Editor ), Gamba, Marco. (Editor ), Génin, Fabien. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Colección:Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects,
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490 1 |a Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects, 
505 0 |a Part I -- Systematics and evolution.-1. What’s in a name? Higher level taxonomy of the prosimian primates -- 2. Species-level diversity among Malagasy lemurs -- 3. Strepsirhine divergence dates estimated from mitochondrial gene sequences, and the status of Daubentonia madagascariensis -- 4. Organismal biology, molecular systematics, and phylogenetic reconstruction -- 5. Is temporal plasticity in lemurs a strategy for dealing with unpredictable or predictable, seasonal environments? -- Part II. General ecology -- 6. Anthropoid analogues? Life history variation in Madagascar’s giant extinct lemurs -- 7. Population genetics, parasitism and long-term population dynamics of Microcebus murinus in littoral forest fragments of south-eastern Madagascar -- 8. Range shifts of mouse lemurs in south-eastern Madagascar: evidence from mitochondrial genetic data -- 9. Habitat use by the red slender loris (Loris tardigradus tardigradus) at Masmullah Proposed Forest Reserve in Sri Lanka -- 10. Forest fragmentation imperils red slender lorises (Loris tardigradus tardigradus) in south-western Sri Lanka -- 11. Head posture and visual orientation in Loris tardigradus during locomotion on oblique supports -- 12. Predation on two lemur species in Sahamalaza Peninsula, north-western Madagascar -- Part III. Behavioral ecology -- 13. Preliminary results on the behavioral ecology of the hairy-eared dwarf lemur (Allocebus trichotis) in Andasibe, eastern Madagascar -- 14. Venus in fur: female power in mouse lemurs Microcebus murinus and M. griseorufus -- 15. Group size, composition and stability in a wild population of blue-eyed black lemurs (Eulemur flavifrons) at Ankarafa, Sahamalaza National Park -- 16. Eviction and troop reconstruction in a single matriline of ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta): what happened when “Grandmother” died? -- Part IV. Dietary ecology -- 17. Coprolites associated with Archaeolemur remains in north-western Madagascar suggest dietary diversity and cave use in a subfossil prosimian -- 18. The dental ecology of ring-tailed lemurs -- 19. Exudates and animal prey characterize slow loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus, N. coucang, N. javanicus) diet in captivity and after release into the wild -- 20. Isotopic variability and lemur diet in a dry Madagascan forest: a cautionary tale -- Part V. Physiological ecology -- 21. Variable energetic strategies in disturbed and undisturbed rain forests: Eulemur rubriventer fecal cortisol levels in south-eastern Madagascar -- 22. Photoperiod-related changes of thermoregulatory capacities in adult mouse lemurs (Microcebus murinus) -- 23. Spoilt for choice: selection of hibernacula by Cheirogaleus medius -- 24. Seasonality and energy strategies in co-existing mouse lemurs (Microcebus berthae and M. murinus) -- Part VI. Sensory ecology, communication and cognition -- 25. The ecology of touch: are prosimians special? -- 26. The importance of olfaction for predator detection in spectral tarsiers -- 27. Ecological factors in the size of olfactory structure in perinatal strepsirrhines -- 28. The sensory ecology of foraging for animal prey -- 29. Evolution of auditory sensitivity among strepsirhine primates -- 30. Vocalizations of red slender lorises (Loris tardigradus tardigradus) in Masmullah Proposed Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka -- 31. Variation in prosimian infant isolation calls and its evolutionary implications -- 32. Primate serenades: call variation, species diversity and adaptation in nocturnal strepsirhines -- 33. Noises in the dark: vocal communication in nocturnal pair-living primates -- 34. The use of Artificial Neural Networks in studying lemur vocal communication -- 35. A quantitative description of the vocal types emitted in the indri's song -- 36. What can virtual vocal tracts tell us about lemur communication? -- 37. Cognitive capacities of captive gray mouse lemurs as evidenced by object manipulation -- Part VII. Conservation of prosimian -- 38. Status, distribution and conservation of slender lorises in India -- 39. Berenty Reserve: past, present and future -- 40. Berenty Reserve: interactions among the diurnal lemur species in the gallery forest -- 41. Why do some ring-tailed lemurs feeding on Leucaena not suffer from alopecia syndrome? -- 42. The impact of alopecia syndrome on female reproductive parameters in ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) in Berenty Reserve, Madagascar -- 43. Conservation of prosimians in Madagascar: a view from the great red island. 
650 0 |a Zoology. 
650 0 |a Animal ecology. 
650 0 |a Conservation biology. 
650 0 |a Ecology . 
650 0 |a Animal systematics. 
650 0 |a Animal taxonomy. 
650 0 |a Animal physiology. 
650 1 4 |a Zoology. 
650 2 4 |a Animal Ecology. 
650 2 4 |a Conservation Biology/Ecology. 
650 2 4 |a Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. 
650 2 4 |a Animal Physiology. 
700 1 |a Masters, Judith.  |e editor. 
700 1 |a Gamba, Marco.  |e editor. 
700 1 |a Génin, Fabien.  |e editor. 
710 2 |a SpringerLink (Online service) 
773 0 |t Springer eBooks