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Conservation of Malagasy Prosimians: A View from the Great Red Island
Madagascar is a global biodiversity hotspot, with high levels of endemism coupled with a high degree of anthropogenic disturbance. Lemurs are important in maintaining the island’s ecosystems. We examine the pr...
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Open AccessThe size of savannah Africa: a lion’s (Panthera leo) view
We define African savannahs as being those areas that receive between 300 and 1,500 mm of rain annually. This broad definition encompasses a variety of habitats. Thus defined, savannahs comprise 13.5 million km2 ...
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Primates and Other Prey in the Seasonally Variable Diet of Cryptoprocta ferox in the Dry Deciduous Forest of Western Madagascar
The puma-like Cryptoprocta ferox is the largest living Carnivora on Madagascar (Goodman et al., 2003). Cryptoprocta has been a taxonomic enigma until recently (cf. Veron & Catzeflis, 1993; Veron, 1995), showing n...
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