Sylvia Atsalis

A Natural History of the Brown Mouse Lemur (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

This text can be used for any undergraduate or graduate course with a primate behavior or primate ecology component. It can also be used as supplemental reading, for any advanced animal behavior class. There are very few books that address the biology of nocturnal primates. There are even fewer that delve with any detail regarding the behavior of specific species. These animals are difficult to follow. Their diminutive size, the thickness of the vegetation, and their nocturnal habits, make the study of their habits a demanding task.Through a trial of patience, Sylvia Atsalis has undertaken this task. Here she provides an in depth view at the life and behavioral patterns of these tiny primates. A Natural History of the Brown Mouse Lemur provides the most complete look at the behavior and ecology of mouse lemurs.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317346135
• Artikelnr.: 43975741

Autorenporträt

Sylvia Atsalis is Coordinator of the Student Center for Science Engagement at Northeastern Illinois University. She has over twenty years experience teaching, advising, and offering professional development to students in STEM disciplines.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Pictures
Prologue and Acknowledgements Chapter One: Mouse Lemurs, The World's Smallest Primates
The Cheirogaleidae
Researching the Brown Mouse Lemur
Mouse Lemur Distribution
Distinctive Features of the Cheirogaleidae Chapter Two: Researching The Brown Mouse Lemur
Description of the Study Site
Rainfall and Temperature Patterns
Phenological Monitoring
Flowering and Fruiting Patterns
Insect Abundance
Live-Trapping Mouse Lemurs
Observing Mouse Lemurs Chapter Three: Diet and Feeding Ecology
The Diet of Mouse Lemurs
Investigating Diet in the Brown Mouse Lemur
Use of Plants and Prey
Frugivory
Bakerella, the fruit of preference
Beetles, the prey of preference
Other organic matter found in fecal samples
Fruit: availability and consumption
Phytochemical analysis of fruits eaten
Animal prey: availability and consumption
Observations of Mouse Lemurs Feeding
Mouse Lemurs and Mistletoes
Mouse Lemurs and Beetles
Comparing the Diets of Mouse Lemur Species
What Can Mouse Lemurs Tell Us About Primate Origins
Fecal Sampling as a Way to Study Diet
Suggested Directions for Future Studies
Chapter Summary Chapter Four: Seasonal Changes in Body Mass and Activity Levels
How Small Mammals Respond to Climatic and Resource Fluctuations
Seasonl Fluctuations in the Cheirogaleidae
Investigating Seasonal Flucutations in the Brown Mouse Lemur
Fattening and Hibernation
Population Fluctuations in Body Mass, Tail Circumference and Activity Levels
Differences in Seasonal Response
Comparing Seasonal Responses of Mouse Lemur Species
Emerging from Hibernation
Sleeping Nests
The Effects of Trapping
Suggested Directions for Future Studies
Chapter Summary Chapter Five-The Social Life of the Brown Mouse Lemur
Sociality in Nocturnal Strepsirrhines
Investigating Social Organization in the Brown Mouse Lemur
Social Interactions of the Brown Mouse Lemur
Trap Data and Spatial Distribution
Changes in Population Composition
The Solitary Mouse Lemur
Spatial Distribution of Males and Females
Migration Patterns and Population Continuity
Population Residents
Scramble and Contest Competition
Suggested Directions for Future Studies
Chapter Summary Chapter Six-Reproduction in Mouse Lemurs
Reproductive Patterns of Mouse Lemurs
Assessing Reproductive Condition in the Brown Mouse Lemur
Estrous Cycles, Gestation, and Births
Reproductive Seasonality
The Advantages of Estrous Synchrony x