Ringtailed Lemur Biology : Lemur catta in Madagascar

Clearly, there is something attractive about studying Lemur catta, the ringtailed lemur. Its four sections are (I) Distribution: Ringtailed Lemurs in Madagascar, (II) Ringtails and Their Forests: Feeding and Ranging Behavior, (III) Social Behavior Within and Between Troops, and finally (IV) Health and Disease.

Distribution: Ringtailed Lemurs in Madagascar.- The Distribution and Biogeography of the Ringtailed Lemur (Lemur catta) in Madagascar.- A Preliminary Estimate of Lemur catta Population Density Using Satellite Imagery.- Berenty Reserve: A Research Site in Southern Madagascar.- Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve: A Research Site in Southwestern Madagascar.- Ringtails and Their Forests: Feeding and Ranging.- Plant Species Fed on by Lemur catta in Gallery Forests of the Southern Domain of Madagascar.- Tamarind Recruitment and Long-Term Stability in the Gallery Forest at Berenty, Madagascar.- Home Ranges of Ringtailed Lemur Troops.- The Influence of Tamarind Tree Quality and Quantity on Lemur catta Behavior.- Feeding Competition Between Introduced Eulemur fulvus and Native Lemur catta During the Birth Season at Berenty Reserve, Southern Madagascar.- Tradition and Novelty: Lemur catta Feeding Strategy on Introduced Tree Species at Berenty Reserve.- Diet Quality and Taste Perception of Plant Secondary Metabolites by Lemur catta.- Social Behavior within and Between Troops.- Territory as Bet-hedging: Lemur catta in a Rich Forest and an Erratic Climate.- Resource Defense in Lemur catta: The Importance of Group Size.- Social Changes in a Wild Population of Ringtailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) at Berenty, Madagascar.- Obsession with Agonistic Power.- Male and Female Ringtailed Lemurs'' Energetic Strategy Does Not Explain Female Dominance.- Male Sociality and Integration During the Dispersal Process in Lemur catta: A Case Study.- Health and Disease.- Patterns of Health, Disease, and Behavior Among Wild Ringtailed Lemurs, Lemur catta: Effects of Habitat and Sex.- Bald Lemur Syndrome and the Miracle Tree: Alopecia Associated with Leucaena leucocephala at Berenty Reserve, Madagascar.- Temporal Change in Tooth Size Among Ringtailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) at the Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve, Madagascar: Effects of an Environmental Fluctuation.