Ecological correlates to lemur community structure in southeast Madagascar

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1023-1040

  Lehman, Shawn M ^a   Ratsimbazafy, Jonah ^b   Rajaonson, Andry ^c   Day, Sabine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Community structure; Conservation; Deforestation; Hunting; Lemurs

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AUTOCORRELATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PRIMATE; TAXONOMY;

FANDRIANA-MAROLAMBO FOREST; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

AVAHI LANIGER; CHEIROGALEUS MAJOR; EULEMUR FULVUS FULVUS; EULEMUR RUBRIVENTER; HAPALEMUR AUREUS; HAPALEMUR GRISEUS GRISEUS; INDRI INDRI; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; LEPILEMUR MUSTELINUS; MICROCEBUS RUFUS; PROPITHECUS DIADEMA EDWARDSI; STREPSIRHINI; VARECIA VARIEGATA VARIEGATA;

EID: 33750277081     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-006-9058-8     Document Type: Article

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