| Preface |
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| PART I |
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Ecology: General Principles |
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3 | (36) |
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3 | (2) |
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The Components of Ecosystems |
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5 | (1) |
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Energy Transfer Within Ecosystems |
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6 | (2) |
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The Pyramid of Energy Transfer |
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8 | (2) |
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10 | (1) |
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Interactions Between Abiotic Components and Producers |
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10 | (2) |
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Biomes and the Process of Succession |
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12 | (1) |
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Some Features of a Climax Community |
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13 | (1) |
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Leibig's ``Law'' of the Minimum |
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14 | (6) |
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Interactions Between Populations of Consumers |
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20 | (1) |
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Interactions Between Animals Occupying Different Trophic Levels: Predator-Prey Interactions |
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20 | (2) |
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Interactions Between Animals at the Same Trophic Level: Competition and Coexistence |
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22 | (3) |
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25 | (2) |
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Social Groups, Social Structure and Social Organization |
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27 | (4) |
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31 | (8) |
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The Taxonomy and Evolution of Primates |
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39 | (32) |
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Principles of Animal Taxonomy |
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39 | (6) |
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45 | (4) |
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The Origin of Primates: The Arboreal Theory of Primate Evolution |
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49 | (1) |
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The Origin of Primates: A Paleontological Approach |
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50 | (1) |
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The Origin of Primates: Terminal Branch Feeding Insectivores |
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51 | (2) |
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Were the Earliest Primates Visually Oriented Predators? |
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53 | (2) |
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A New Theory of Primate Origins: Coevolution with Angiosperms |
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55 | (8) |
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63 | (8) |
| PART II THE ECOLOGY OF PROSIMIANS |
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71 | (200) |
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71 | (2) |
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73 | (34) |
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73 | (1) |
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The Lorisids of Gabon: A Case Study |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (5) |
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80 | (3) |
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Defense Against Predation |
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83 | (2) |
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The Ecology of Other Species of Lorisiformes |
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85 | (5) |
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The Social Behavior of the Lorisiformes |
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90 | (9) |
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Summary of the Ecology and Social Behavior of Lorisiformes |
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99 | (2) |
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101 | (6) |
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The Nocturnal Lemuriformes |
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107 | (42) |
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107 | (7) |
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The Ecology of the Nocturnal Lemuriformes-A Case Study in Western Madagascar |
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114 | (10) |
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The Ecology of Other Species of Nocturnal Lemuriformes |
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124 | (6) |
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130 | (3) |
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The Social Organization of the Nocturnal Lemuriformes |
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133 | (5) |
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138 | (1) |
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Summary of the Ecology and Social Behavior of Nocturnal Lemuriformes |
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139 | (2) |
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141 | (8) |
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The Ecology of the Diurnal Lemuriformes |
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149 | (82) |
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Introduction to Nocturnal Vs. Diurnal Primate Adaptations |
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149 | (3) |
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Introduction to the Ecology of the Diurnal Lemuriformes |
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152 | (2) |
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The Ecology of the Diurnal Lemurs of Western Madagascar |
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154 | (1) |
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A Study of Two Sympatric Species of Lemur |
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154 | (3) |
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Vertical and Horizontal Ranging Patterns and Intergroup Spacing |
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157 | (7) |
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Diet and Foraging Behavior |
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164 | (3) |
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167 | (1) |
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Social Structure and Organization |
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167 | (5) |
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172 | (1) |
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Propithecus verreauxi: One Species Living in Two Different Habitats |
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173 | (1) |
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173 | (1) |
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Vertical and Horizontal Ranging |
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174 | (3) |
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Diet and Foraging Behavior |
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177 | (2) |
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179 | (1) |
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Social Structure and Organization |
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179 | (3) |
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Other Diurnal Species of the Occidental Vegetation Zone |
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182 | (10) |
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The Ecology of the Diurnal Lemuriformes of the Oriental Zone |
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192 | (1) |
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The Frugivorous Lemurs of the Eastern Rain Forest |
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192 | (8) |
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Folivorous Lemurs of the Eastern Rain Forest |
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200 | (6) |
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Bamboo and Grass Eaters of the Eastern Forests |
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206 | (3) |
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209 | (1) |
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Summary of the Ecology and Social Behavior of Diurnal Lemuriformes |
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210 | (2) |
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Archaic Coevolutionary Pollinator Relationships |
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212 | (1) |
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Infanticide in Lemur catta |
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213 | (1) |
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Female Dominance, Reproductive Stress, Seasonality, and Adult Sex Ratios |
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214 | (1) |
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215 | (16) |
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231 | (26) |
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231 | (5) |
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236 | (1) |
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Locomotion and Habitat Preferences |
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236 | (4) |
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Activity Cycles and Sleeping Sites |
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240 | (1) |
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Diet and Feeding Behavior |
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241 | (1) |
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Predation and Competition |
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242 | (1) |
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The Social Behavior of Tarsiiformes |
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243 | (3) |
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Acoustic and Olfactory Communication |
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246 | (1) |
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Reproduction and Infant Development |
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247 | (2) |
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Summary of the Ecology and Behavior of the Tarsiiformes |
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249 | (1) |
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250 | (7) |
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Summary Chapter: Patterns of Variability, Diversity and Conservation Among Prosimians |
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257 | (14) |
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258 | (1) |
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258 | (2) |
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260 | (2) |
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262 | (1) |
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263 | (3) |
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266 | (2) |
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268 | (3) |
| Index |
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