Ringtailed Lemur Biology

Part I. Distribution: Ringtailed Lemurs in Madagascar

1. The Distribution and Biogeography of the Ringtailed Lemur (Lemur catta) in Madagascar
Steven M. Goodman, Soava V. Rakotoarisoa, Lucienne Wilmé

2. A Preliminary Estimate of Lemur catta Population Density Using Satellite Imagery
Robert W. Sussman, Sean Sweeney, Glen M. Green, Ingrid Porton, O. L. Andrianasolondraibe, Joelisoa Ratsirarson

3. Berenty Reserve: A Research Site in Southern Madagascar
Alison Jolly, Naoki Koyama, Hantanirina Rasamimanana, Helen Crowley, George Williams

4. Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve: A Research Site in Southwestern Madagascar
Joelisoa Ratsirarson, Robert W. Sussman

Part II. Ringtails and Their Forests: Feeding and Ranging

5. Plant Species Fed on by Lemur catta in Gallery Forests of the Southern Domain of Madagascar
Bruno Simmen, Michelle L. Sauther, Takayo Soma, Hantanirina Rasamimanana, Robert W. Sussman, Alison Jolly, Laurent Tarnaud, Annette Hladik

6. Tamarind Recruitment and Long-Term Stability in the Gallery Forest at Berenty, Madagascar
Kathryn Blumenfeld-Jones, Tahirihasina M. Randriamboavonjy, George Williams, Anne S. Mertl-Millhollen, Susan Pinkus, Hantanirina Rasamimanana

7. Home Ranges of Ringtailed Lemur Troops
Naoki Koyama, Takayo Soma, Shinichiro Ichino, Y. Takahata

8. The Influence of Tamarind Tree Quality and Quantity on Lemur catta Behavior
Anne S. Mertl-Millhollen, Hajarimanitra Rambeloarivony, Wendy Miles, Veronica A. Kaiser, Lisa Gray, Loretta T. Dorn, George Williams, Hantanirina Rasamimanana

9. Feeding Competition Between Introduced Eulemur fulvus and Native Lemur catta During the Birth Season at Berenty Reserve, Southern Madagascar
Susan Pinkus, James N. M. Smith, Alison Jolly

10. Tradition and Novelty: Lemur catta Feeding Strategy on Introduced Tree Species at Berenty Reserve
Takayo Soma

11. Diet Quality and Taste Perception of Plant Secondary Metabolites by Lemur catta
Bruno Simmen, S. Peronny, M. Jeanson, Annette Hladik, A. Marez

Part III. Social Behavior within and Between Troops

12. Territory as Bet-hedging: Lemur catta in a Rich Forest and an Erratic Climate
Alison Jolly, Hantanirina Rasamimanana, Marisa Braun, Tracy Dubovick, Christopher Mills, George Williams

13. Resource Defense in Lemur catta: The Importance of Group Size
R. Ethan Pride, Dina Felantsoa, Tahirihasina M. Randriamboavonjy, R. Randriambelona

14. Social Changes in a Wild Population of Ringtailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) at Berenty, Madagascar
Shinichiro Ichino, Naoki Koyama

15. Obsession with Agonistic Power
Michael. E. Pereira

16. Male and Female Ringtailed Lemurs' Energetic Strategy Does Not Explain Female Dominance
Hantanirina Rasamimanana, Vonjy N. Andrianome, Hajarimanitra Rambeloarivony, Patrick Pasquet

17. Male Sociality and Integration During the Dispersal Process in Lemur catta: A Case Study
Lisa Gould

Part IV. Health and Disease

18. Patterns of Health, Disease, and Behavior Among Wild Ringtailed Lemurs, Lemur catta: Effects of Habitat and Sex
Michelle L. Sauther, Krista D. Fish, Frank P. Cuozzo, David S. Miller, Mandala Hunter-Ishikawa, Heather Culbertson

19. Bald Lemur Syndrome and the Miracle Tree: Alopecia Associated with Leucaena leucocephala at Berenty Reserve, Madagascar
Graham C. Crawford, Louis-Expert Andriafaneva, Kathryn Blumenfeld-Jones, Gary Calaba, Linda Clarke, Lisa Gray, Shinichiro Ichino, Alison Jolly, Naoki Koyama, Anne S. Mertl-Millhollen, Susan Ostpak, R. Ethan Pride, Hantanirina Rasamimanana, Bruno Simmen, Takayo Soma, Laurent Tarnaud, Alison Tew, George Williams

20. Temporal Change in Tooth Size Among Ringtailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) at the Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve, Madagascar: Effects of an Environmental Fluctuation
Frank P. Cuozzo, Michelle L. Sauther

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Keywords: SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology / General SCI008000