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Preface |
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Mouse Lemurs: The World's Smallest Primates |
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1 | (20) |
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3 | (4) |
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Researching the Brown Mouse Lemur |
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7 | (3) |
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10 | (2) |
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12 | (4) |
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Distinctive Features of the Cheirogaleidae |
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16 | (5) |
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Researching the Brown Mouse Lemur |
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21 | (20) |
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Description of the Study Site |
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21 | (2) |
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Rainfall and Temperature Patterns |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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Flowering and Fruiting Patterns |
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25 | (5) |
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30 | (5) |
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Live-Trapping Mouse Lemurs |
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35 | (3) |
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38 | (3) |
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41 | (40) |
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41 | (3) |
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Investigating Diet in the Brown Mouse Lemur |
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44 | (3) |
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47 | (16) |
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47 | (4) |
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Bakerella, the Fruit of Preference |
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51 | (4) |
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Beetles, the Prey of Preference |
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55 | (1) |
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Other Organic Matter Found in Fecal Samples |
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56 | (1) |
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Fruit: Availability and Consumption |
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56 | (4) |
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Phytochemical Analysis of Fruits Eaten |
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60 | (1) |
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Animal Prey: Availability and Consumption |
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60 | (3) |
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Observations of Mouse Lemurs Feeding |
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63 | (2) |
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Mouse Lemurs and Mistletoes |
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65 | (7) |
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72 | (1) |
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Comparing the Diets of Mouse Lemur Species |
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73 | (2) |
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What Can Mouse Lemurs Tell Us about Primate Origins |
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75 | (2) |
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Fecal Sampling as a Way to Study Diet |
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77 | (1) |
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Suggested Directions for Future Studies |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (2) |
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Seasonal Changes in Body Mass and Activity Levels |
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81 | (34) |
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How Small Mammals Respond to Climatic and Resource Fluctuations |
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81 | (2) |
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Seasonal Fluctuations in the Cheirogaleidae |
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83 | (4) |
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Investigating Seasonal Fluctuations in the Brown Mouse Lemur |
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87 | (4) |
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Fattening and Hibernation |
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91 | (5) |
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Population Fluctuations in Body Mass, Tail Circumference, and Activity Levels |
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96 | (4) |
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Differences in Seasonal Response at RNP |
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100 | (7) |
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Comparing Seasonal Responses of Mouse Lemur Species |
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107 | (1) |
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Emerging from Hibernation |
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108 | (2) |
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110 | (2) |
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112 | (1) |
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Suggested Directions for Future Studies |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (2) |
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The Social Life of the Brown Mouse Lemur |
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115 | (34) |
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Sociality in Nocturnal Strepsirrhines |
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115 | (6) |
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Investigating Social Organization in the Brown Mouse Lemur |
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121 | (3) |
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Social Interactions of the Brown Mouse Lemur |
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124 | (2) |
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126 | (3) |
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Understanding Spatial Distribution Through Trap Data |
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129 | (2) |
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Changes in Population Composition |
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131 | (4) |
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Seasonal Fluctuations in Trap Sex Ratio |
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135 | (3) |
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Migration Patterns and Population Continuity |
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138 | (4) |
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142 | (1) |
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Scramble and Contest Competition |
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143 | (2) |
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Suggested Directions for Future Studies |
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145 | (2) |
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147 | (2) |
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Reproduction in the Brown Mouse Lemurs |
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149 | (26) |
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Reproductive Patterns of Mouse Lemurs |
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149 | (5) |
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Assessing Reproductive Condition in the Brown Mouse Lemur |
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154 | (2) |
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Testicular Enlargement, Estrous Cycles, Gestation, and Births |
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156 | (5) |
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161 | (2) |
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The Advantages of Estrous Synchrony |
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163 | (2) |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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Male Reproductive Patterns |
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167 | (2) |
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169 | (2) |
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Female Reproductive Potential |
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171 | (2) |
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173 | (2) |
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The Annual Cycle of the Brown Mouse Lemur: An Overview |
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175 | (12) |
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A Year in the Life of the Brown Mouse Lemur |
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175 | (6) |
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181 | (2) |
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Mouse Lemurs as Small Mammals |
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183 | (2) |
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185 | (2) |
References |
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Index |
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