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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Varecia variegata"”.
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Environmental Drivers of Dispersal in Black-and-White Ruffed Lemurs (<i>Varecia variegata</i>)
… short-range black-and-white ruffed lemur (<em>Varecia variegata</em>) dispersal in the Ranomafana National Park (RNP) and adjacent Ambositra-Vondrozo Forest Corridor (COFAV) and compare results to published studies assessing the drivers of long-range dispersal. This dissertation had three main …
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Reassessing the Ranging Behavior of Black-And-White Ruffed Lemurs (Varecia variegata) in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar
… investigates black-and-white ruffed lemur (<em>Varecia variegata</em>) space use and movement using autocorrelated kernel density estimation (AKDE), a new methodology available from the continuous-time movement model (ctmm) package in R. Data were collected from 24 adults and subadults (10 …
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Nutrient composition of foodstuffs available to wild lemurs living in the Analamazaotra Special Reserve, eastern Madagascar, and a survey of diets fed to captive black-and-white ruffed lemurs at United States zoological institutions
… Endangered black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata). Human activities on the island, such as agriculture, logging, and hunting of lemurs for bushmeat, are significant stresses on lemur populations. Conservation efforts for lemurs include Species Survival Plan® Programs (SSP) for …
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Descending Locomotion in Primates
… one of the largest species in the sample, Varecia variegata, to perform vertical headfirst descent, while relatively smaller species like Lemur catta were not observed to use this behavior on supports greater than 45°. Within these large arboreal generalists, increases to individual age …