Dwarf and Mouse Lemurs of Madagascar (eBook, PDF)

Biology, Behavior and Conservation Biogeography of the Cheirogaleidae
Redaktion: Lehman, Shawn M.

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Produktbeschreibung

The dwarf and mouse lemurs of Madagascar are two very species-rich lemur genera, yet there is a relative paucity of information on this primate family in published literature. In this first ever treatment of the Cheirogaleidae, international experts are brought together to review and integrate our current knowledge of the behaviour, physiology, ecology, genetics and biogeography of these species. A wide range of direct and indirect research methods that are currently used to study these cryptic nocturnal solitary foragers are described. By uniting often disparate research on captive and free-ranging taxa and synthesising recent methodological advances, this book provides new insights that will encourage further studies of this fascinating primate family. This synthesis will provide an incentive for more integrative studies of the Cheirogaleidae in captivity and in the wild, enabling the impacts of deforestation and other factors to be identified and directions for future conservation efforts to be established.

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• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781316553909
• Artikelnr.: 45099098

Inhaltsangabe

List of contributors; Foreword; Part I. Cheirogaleidae: Evolution,
Taxonomy, and Genetics: 1. Cheirogaleid diversity and evolution: big
questions about small primates; 2. The taxonomy of Cheirogaleidae: an ever
expanding species list; 3. Mitogenomics of the family Cheirogaleidae and
relationships to taxonomy and biogeography; 4. Why cheirogaleids are bad
models of primate ancestors: a phylogenetic reconstruction; 5. Contact
zones and species sympatry in dwarf lemurs (Genus Cheirogaleus): the roles
of ecological adaptation and sexual selection; Part II. Methods for
Studying Captive and Wild Cheirogaleids: 6. How to anesthetize mouse
lemurs; 7. Microcebus murinus - a unique primate for modeling human brain
disorders, including Alzheimer's disease and bovine spongiform
encephalopathy; 8. Life history variation in mouse lemurs: the effect of
environmental and phylogenetic determinants; 9. The effects of the lunar
cycle, temperature, and rainfall on the trapping success of wild brown
mouse lemurs (Microcebus rufus) in Ranomafana National Park, southeastern
Madagascar; 10. Tiny samples from tiny lemurs: methodological
considerations for endoparasite analyses in mouse lemurs; 11. A review of
ectoparasites in the Cheirogaleidae; Part III. Cheirogaleidae: Behavior and
Ecology: 12. Morphology, behaviour, ranging patterns and habitat use of the
northern giant mouse lemur (Mirza zaza) in Sahamalaza, northwestern
Madagascar; 13. Living in riverine and xeric forests: Microcebus
griseorufus at Beza Mahafaly, SW Madagascar; 14. Determinants of intra- and
interspecific isotopic variation in mouse lemurs from northwestern
Madagascar; 15. Your food, my food: patterns of resource use in two
sympatric mouse lemur species; 16. The physiology of phyletic dwarfism in
Cheirogaleidae; 17. Possible causes and consequences of different
hibernation patterns in Cheirogaleus species - Mitovy fatsy sahala; 18.
Seed dispersal by mouse lemurs: Do Microcebus represent a unique
frugivorous guild?; Part IV. Cheirogaleidae: Sensory Ecology,
Communication, and Cognition: 18. Seed dispersal by mouse lemurs: do
Microcebus represent a unique frugivorous guild?; 19. Predation in the
dark: anti-predator strategies of Cheirogaleidae and other nocturnal
primates; 20. The gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus): a novel cognitive
primate brain aging model; 21. Acoustic divergence in communication of
cheirogaleids with special emphasis to mouse lemurs; 22. Modeling the
origins of primate sociality: social flexibility and kinship in mouse
lemurs (Microcebus spp.); Part V. Cheirogaleidae: Conservation
Biogeography: 23. Ecological niche modeling of mouse lemurs (Microcebus
spp.) and its implications for their species diversity and biogeography;
24. Edge effects on tree dendrometrics, abiotics, and mouse lemur densities
in western dry forests in Madagascar; 25. Factors determining Microcebus
abundance in a fragmented landscape in Ankarafantsika National Park,
Madagascar; 26. Can behavioural ecology help to understand the divergent
range sizes of mouse lemurs?; 27. Conservation biology of the
Cheirogaleidae: future research directions; Index.