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El. knyga: Natural History of the Brown Mouse Lemur [Taylor & Francis e-book]

(Northeastern Illinois University, USA)
  • Formatas: 256 pages
  • Serija: Primate Field Studies
  • Išleidimo metai: 09-Oct-2007
  • Leidėjas: Routledge
  • ISBN-13: 9781315663449
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  • Formatas: 256 pages
  • Serija: Primate Field Studies
  • Išleidimo metai: 09-Oct-2007
  • Leidėjas: Routledge
  • ISBN-13: 9781315663449
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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.
List of Figures
xi
List of Tables
xv
Preface xvii
Mouse Lemurs: The World's Smallest Primates
1(20)
The Cheirogaleidae
3(4)
Researching the Brown Mouse Lemur
7(3)
Mouse Lemur Species
10(2)
Mouse Lemur Distribution
12(4)
Distinctive Features of the Cheirogaleidae
16(5)
Researching the Brown Mouse Lemur
21(20)
Description of the Study Site
21(2)
Rainfall and Temperature Patterns
23(1)
Phenological Monitoring
24(1)
Flowering and Fruiting Patterns
25(5)
Insect Availability
30(5)
Live-Trapping Mouse Lemurs
35(3)
Observing Mouse Lemurs
38(3)
Diet and Feeding Ecology
41(40)
The Diet of Mouse Lemurs
41(3)
Investigating Diet in the Brown Mouse Lemur
44(3)
Use of Plants and Prey
47(16)
Frugivory
47(4)
Bakerella, the Fruit of Preference
51(4)
Beetles, the Prey of Preference
55(1)
Other Organic Matter Found in Fecal Samples
56(1)
Fruit: Availability and Consumption
56(4)
Phytochemical Analysis of Fruits Eaten
60(1)
Animal Prey: Availability and Consumption
60(3)
Observations of Mouse Lemurs Feeding
63(2)
Mouse Lemurs and Mistletoes
65(7)
Mouse Lemurs and Beetles
72(1)
Comparing the Diets of Mouse Lemur Species
73(2)
What Can Mouse Lemurs Tell Us about Primate Origins
75(2)
Fecal Sampling as a Way to Study Diet
77(1)
Suggested Directions for Future Studies
78(1)
Summary
79(2)
Seasonal Changes in Body Mass and Activity Levels
81(34)
How Small Mammals Respond to Climatic and Resource Fluctuations
81(2)
Seasonal Fluctuations in the Cheirogaleidae
83(4)
Investigating Seasonal Fluctuations in the Brown Mouse Lemur
87(4)
Fattening and Hibernation
91(5)
Population Fluctuations in Body Mass, Tail Circumference, and Activity Levels
96(4)
Differences in Seasonal Response at RNP
100(7)
Comparing Seasonal Responses of Mouse Lemur Species
107(1)
Emerging from Hibernation
108(2)
Sleeping Nests
110(2)
The Effects of Trapping
112(1)
Suggested Directions for Future Studies
112(1)
Summary
113(2)
The Social Life of the Brown Mouse Lemur
115(34)
Sociality in Nocturnal Strepsirrhines
115(6)
Investigating Social Organization in the Brown Mouse Lemur
121(3)
Social Interactions of the Brown Mouse Lemur
124(2)
The Solitary Mouse Lemur
126(3)
Understanding Spatial Distribution Through Trap Data
129(2)
Changes in Population Composition
131(4)
Seasonal Fluctuations in Trap Sex Ratio
135(3)
Migration Patterns and Population Continuity
138(4)
Population Residents
142(1)
Scramble and Contest Competition
143(2)
Suggested Directions for Future Studies
145(2)
Summary
147(2)
Reproduction in the Brown Mouse Lemurs
149(26)
Reproductive Patterns of Mouse Lemurs
149(5)
Assessing Reproductive Condition in the Brown Mouse Lemur
154(2)
Testicular Enlargement, Estrous Cycles, Gestation, and Births
156(5)
Reproductive Seasonality
161(2)
The Advantages of Estrous Synchrony
163(2)
Postpartum Estrus
165(1)
Atypical Estrus
166(1)
Male Reproductive Patterns
167(2)
Young Mouse Lemurs
169(2)
Female Reproductive Potential
171(2)
Summary
173(2)
The Annual Cycle of the Brown Mouse Lemur: An Overview
175(12)
A Year in the Life of the Brown Mouse Lemur
175(6)
Local Ecologies
181(2)
Mouse Lemurs as Small Mammals
183(2)
The Future
185(2)
References 187(36)
Index 223


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.