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Lemurs

Editat de Lisa Gould, M L Sauther
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 12 oct 2006

Găsim în Lemurs o lucrare fundamentală care abordează primatologia printr-o perspectivă interdisciplinară riguroasă, integrând date din zoologie, paleontologie, ecofiziologie și antropologie. Coordonat de Lisa Gould și M L Sauther, volumul depășește simpla observare a comportamentului social pentru a investiga modul în care mediul dur și variabilitatea climatică din Madagascar au modelat evoluția acestor primate unice. Analiza se extinde de la originile filogenetice ale strepsirhinelor malgașe până la impactul factorilor antropogeni asupra speciilor actuale. Din punct de vedere al structurii, cartea este organizată progresiv în două mari secțiuni. Prima parte stabilește contextul istoric și evolutiv, oferind o perspectivă rară asupra ecologiei lemurilor sub-fosili, în timp ce a doua parte se concentrează pe mecanismele de adaptare ale speciilor existente. Suntem de părere că includerea unor capitole specifice despre catemeralitate și strategii de supraviețuire prin hibernare la genul Microcebus aduce o valoare adăugată considerabilă pentru înțelegerea rezilienței mamiferelor în condiții extreme. Lemurs extinde cadrul propus de Lemur Biology de Ian Tattersall cu date noi provenite din studii recente de teren și analize morfologice avansate. Dacă lucrarea lui Tattersall punea bazele sistematice, volumul de față aprofundează variația speciilor în funcție de habitat și resurse. De asemenea, spre deosebire de Lemur Social Systems and Their Ecological Basis, care se concentrează pe dinamica grupurilor, această ediție publicată de Springer Us integrează date fiziologice și dentare pentru a explica succesul adaptiv al lemurilor în nișe ecologice diverse, fiind un instrument indispensabil pentru curriculumul de zoologie și ecologie.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780387345857
ISBN-10: 038734585X
Pagini: 450
Ilustrații: XX, 450 p. 78 illus.
Dimensiuni: 165 x 242 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.82 kg
Ediția:2007 edition
Editura: Springer Us
Locul publicării:New York, NY, United States

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Academic/professional/technical: Undergraduate. Academic/professional/technical: Postgraduate. Academic/professional/technical: Research and professional

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte pentru rigoarea cu care tratează legătura dintre mediu și adaptarea biologică. Cititorul câștigă o înțelegere profundă a mecanismelor evolutive, de la dentiție la comportament social, într-un context marcat de schimbări climatice și intervenție umană. Este o resursă academică esențială pentru cei care studiază biodiversitatea Madagascarului și evoluția primatelor, oferind date concrete despre specii mai puțin documentate în literatura generalistă.


Descriere scurtă

Lemurs: Ecology and Adaptation brings together information from recent research, and provides new insight into the study of lemur origins, and the ecology and adaptation of both extant and recently extinct lemurs. In addition, it addresses issues of primate behavioral ecology and how environment can play a major role in explaining species variation. Moreover, in a larger context, the information contained in this volume expands our knowledge of primate ecology and allows us further insight into mammalian adaptations to unusual and often harsh environmental conditions that arise from both natural and anthropogenic factors.
The book is divided into two sections. The first section is a background to lemurs and their ecology and it includes chapters on origins of lemurs, history of ecological studies on lemurs in Madagascar, theories relating to the evolution of lemur traits, and ecology of the recently extinct (sub-fossil) lemurs. Section two is comprised of chapters focusing on the ecology and adaptations of many species of extant lemurs to the diverse habitats found on Madagascar, and in some cases, adaptations to extreme climatic variability and natural disasters.

Cuprins

Lemur Origins, History of Ecological Studies on Lemurs, and the Ecology of the Recently Extinct (Subfossil) Lemurs.- Origin of the Malagasy Strepsirhine Primates.- Notes on the History of Ecological Studies of Malagasy Lemurs.- Ecology and Extinction of Madagascar's Subfossil Lemurs.- The Evolution of Lemur Traits, Basic and Unusual Patterns.- Impact of Ecology on the Teeth of Extant Lemurs: A Review of Dental Adaptations, Function, and Life History.- Big Is Beautiful: Fat Storage and Hibernation as a Strategy to Cope with Marked Seasonality in the Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur (Cheirogaleus medius).- Polyspecific Associations of Crowned Lemurs and Sanford's Lemurs in Madagascar.- Cathemerality in Lemurs.- Adaptations in the Aye-aye: A Review.- Connecting Ecology and Adaptation: Summaries and New Studies.- Evolutionary Divergence in the Brown Lemur Species Complex.- Ecological Diversity and Seasonal Adaptations of Mouse Lemurs (Microcebus spp.).- Social Pair-Bonding and Resource Defense in Wild Red-Bellied Lemurs (Eulemur rubriventer).- Lemur catta Ecology: What We Know and What We Need to Know.- Impact of Seasonality and Reproduction on Social Structure, Ranging Patterns, and Fission–Fusion Social Organization in Red Ruffed Lemurs.- Ecologically Enigmatic Lemurs: The Sifakas of the Eastern Forests (Propithecus candidus, P. diadema, P. edwardsi, P. perrieri, and P. tattersalli).- Behavioral and Ecological Adaptations in Two Small Folivorous Lemurs with Different Social Organization: Avabi and Lepilemur.- The Feeding Ecology and Related Adaptations of Indri indri.- Behavior and Ecology of Gentle Lemurs (Genus Hapalemur).- Lemur Adaptations to a Changing Environment, Natural and Anthropogenic Stress.- Considering Climate Change Effects in Lemur Ecology and Conservation.- DietComposition, Foraging, and Feeding Behavior in Relation to Habitat Disturbance: Implications for the Adaptability of Ruffed Lemurs (Varecia variegata editorium) in Manombo Forest, Madagascar.- Overview on the Health and Disease Ecology of Wild Lemurs: Conservation Implications.

Recenzii

From the reviews:
"Gould and Sauther provide a broad update on a variety of lemurs … . Gould and Sauther’s volume is organized into 4 sections. … I appreciated that most chapters go beyond social behavior and ecology to integrate a wide range of phylogenetic, physiological and morphological data to the question of lemur adaptations. … are excellent resources as overviews and introductions to their topics. Persons who work on any lemur taxon will want to own Lemurs, Ecology and Adaptation … ." (Leanne T. Nash, International Journal of Primatology, Vol. 28, 2007)
"Lemurs: Ecology and Adaptation, edited by Lisa Gould and Michelle Sauther, represents a compilation of 20 chapters by 29 contributors who have conducted field work in Madagascar. … The book is divided into four sections covering lemur origins and ecology, the evolution of lemur traits, ecology and adaptation, and lemur adaptations to changing environments. … I heartily recommend this up-to-date volume to any professional behavioral ecologist or graduate student interested in the primates of Madagascar." (Diane K. Brockman, Journal of Mammalian Evolution, Vol. 15, 2008)
"Lemurs: Ecology and Adaptation sets out to provide a single source of information from a wealth of lemur research collected during the last fifteen years. … Serious lemur researchers will find this book to be a useful and informative resource, whilst students will find it to be a good introduction to – and overview of – lemur studies." (Kara Moses, Primate Eye, February, 2009)

Textul de pe ultima copertă

In this comprehensive volume, written by experts in the field, information gathered on lemur ecology and adaptation over the past 15 years is presented by both seasoned and newer lemur researchers, and provides us with further knowledge concerning both well-studied and rarely studied extant species, as well as insights into the ecology and adaptation of some of the recently extinct lemurs. With the dramatic increase in behavioral and ecological studies on a great variety of lemur species in the past few decades, our knowledge concerning the adaptation of these charming primates to Madagascar's unpredictable and sometimes harsh environmental conditions has improved significantly. Lemurs: Ecology and Adaptation will be a useful and fascinating source book for researchers and students of primate ecology.

Caracteristici

The only comprehensive volume on the market that focuses on lemur ecology and adaptability, with chapters written by all the big names in the field