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Dietary Flexibility and Feeding Strategies of Eulemur: A Comparison with Propithecus
Despite the great variety of habitats in Madagascar, Eulemur has successfully populated most forested habitats on the island. Although the high dietary flexibility of Eulemur is often credited as one of the drive...
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Cathemerality in wild ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) in the spiny forest of Tsimanampetsotsa National Park: camera trap data and preliminary behavioral observations
Cathemerality consists of discrete periods of activity during both the day and night. Though uncommon within Primates, cathemerality is prevalent in some lemur genera, such as Eulemur, Hapalemur, and Prolemur. Se...
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Linking Laboratory and Field Approaches in Studying the Evolutionary Physiology of Biting in Bamboo Lemurs
A realistic understanding of primate morphological adaptations requires a multidisciplinary approach including experimental studies of physiological performance and field studies documenting natural behaviors ...
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Chemical Properties of the Diets of Two Lemur Species in Southwestern Madagascar
Seasonal dietary variations demonstrate the importance of certain plant parts during the year. A parallel analysis of their nutritional constituents provides further information on underlying patterns of consu...
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Food Physical Properties and Their Relationship to Morphology: The Curious Case of kily
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Impact of Ecology on the Teeth of Extant Lemurs: A Review of Dental Adaptations, Function, and Life History
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Light levels used during feeding by primate species with different color vision phenotypes
The intensity of available light is important in determining how well a diurnal animal can distinguish color. Primates with different types of color vision may exhibit behaviors that maximize visual contrast d...
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Diets of Two Lemur Species in Different Microhabitats in Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve, Madagascar
Studies of primate diets usually focus on differences that distinguish species or populations. However, variation in diet can occur at a more local level of groups within a population, especially in a non-homo...
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Effect of habitat structure on positional behavior and support use in three species of lemur
This study compares locomotor and postural behavior and substrate use of three species of lemur, the diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema edwardsi), the brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus rufus), and the red-bellied lem...
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Seasonally and site specificity of mechanical dietary patterns in two malagasy lemur families (Lemuridae and Indriidae)
Relationships between tooth morphology and physical food properties are well established. Because food breakdown is initiated by the dentition, one may posit that variations in tooth form are rel...
