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    Low Levels of Fruit Nitrogen as Drivers for the Evolution of Madagascar’s Primate Communities

    The uneven representation of frugivorous mammals and birds across tropical regions – high in the New World, low in Madagascar and intermediate in Africa and Asia – represents a long-standing enigma in ecology....

    Giuseppe Donati, Luca Santini, Timothy M. Eppley… in Scientific Reports (2017)

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    High Energy or Protein Concentrations in Food as Possible Offsets for Cyanide Consumption by Specialized Bamboo Lemurs in Madagascar

    Plants producing toxic plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) deter folivores from feeding on them. Animals that can cope with noxious PSMs have a niche with a competitive advantage over other species. However, th...

    Timothy M. Eppley, Chia L. Tan… in International Journal of Primatology (2017)

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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...

    Jonah H. Ratsimbazafy, Summer J. Arrigo-Nelson, Luke Dollar… in Lea** Ahead (2013)

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    Long-Term Lemur Research at Centre Valbio, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

    We present findings from 25 years of studying 13 species of sympatric primates at Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. Long-term studies have revealed that lemur demography at Ranomafana is impacted by climat...

    Patricia C. Wright, Elizabeth M. Erhart… in Long-Term Field Studies of Primates (2012)