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Variation in predator communities and anti-predator behaviors of Milne-Edwards' sifakas (Propithecus edwardsi) in southeastern Madagascar
… and anti-predator behaviors of Milne-Edwards' sifakas (Propithecus edwardsi) in the continuous rainforest of Ranomafana National Park, and the forest fragments of Ialatsara Forest Station. I confirmed the presence of potential aerial predators at each site, but the sifakas' confirmed native …
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Factors affecting golden-crowned sifaka (Propithecus tattersalli) densities and strategies for their conservation
… types in northeastern Madagascar. I surveyed sifakas across their global range and investigated factors affecting their densities. I explored sifaka diets across different forest types and evaluated if nutritional factors influenced sifaka densities. Lastly, I investigated sifaka range-wide …
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Integrative perspectives of wild and captive sifaka conservation
… human villages influenced the locations where sifakas choose to forage, demonstrating the need to strategically place infrastructure to limit wildlife disturbance (Chapter 2). Second, having explored potential stressors in wild sifaka, I wanted to explore relationships between physiological …
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The Ecology and Evolution of the Folivore Gut Microbiome in Madagascar’s Lemurs
… data chapter, I compared GMBs across folivorous sifakas (Propithecus spp.) and frugivorous brown lemurs (Eulemur spp.). These lineages diverged over similar evolutionary time and live sympatrically in Madagascar’s rainforests and dry forests. Next, I compared GMBs across sympatric species of …