Schwartz Urs (6 results)

Condition: Fine. Leichte Gebrauchsspuren; Leichte Verformung / umgeknickte Seiten; Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveränderung.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Book condition: very good; jacket condition: Fair; some minimal wear and short tears. History Biography.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Tears to dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 2006 Springer hardcover edition. Ex library copy with stamps and labels else good condition. From the cover: 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. CONTENTS: Contributors Section One: LEMUR ORIGINS, HISTORY OF ECOLOGICAL STUDIES ON LEMURS, AND THE ECOLOGY OF THE RECENTLY EXTINCT (SUBFOSSIL) LEMURS 1. Origin of the Malagasy Strepsirhine Primates by Ian Tattersall 2. Notes on the History of Ecological Studies of Malagasy Lemurs by Alison Jolly and R. W. Sussman 3. Ecology and Extinction of Madagascar's Subfossil Lemurs by Laurie R. Godfrey, William L. Jungers, and Gary T. Schwartz Section Two: THE EVOLUTION OF LEMUR TRAITS, BASIC AND UNUSUAL PATTERNS 4. Impact of Ecology on the Teeth of Extant Lemurs: A Review of Dental Adaptations, Function, and Life History by Frank P. Cuozzo and Nayuta Yamashita 5. Big Is Beautiful: Fat Storage and Hibernation as a Strategy to Cope with Marked Seasonality in the Fat-Tailed Dwarf Lemur (Cheirogaleus medius) by Joanna Fietz and K. H. Dausmann 6. Polyspecific Associations of Crowned Lemurs and Sanford's Lemurs in Madagascar by Benjamin Z. Freed 7. Cathemerality in Lemurs by Deborah J. Curtis 8. Adaptations in the Aye-aye: A Review by Eleanor J. Sterling and Erin E. McCreless Section Three: CONNECTING ECOLOGY AND ADAPTATION: SUMMARIES AND NEW STUDIES 9. Evolutionary Divergence in the Brown Lemur Species Complex by Steig E. Johnson 10. Ecological Diversity and Seasonal Adaptations of Mouse Lemurs (Microcebus spp.) by Ute Radespiel 11. Social Pair-Bonding and Resource Defense in Wild Red-Bellied Lemurs (Eulemur rubriventer) by Deborah J. Overdorff and Stacey R. Tecot 12. Lemur catta Ecology: What We Know and What We Need to Know by Lisa Gould 13. Impact of Seasonality and Reproduction on Social Structure, Ranging Patterns, and Fission-Fusion Social Organization in Red Ruffed Lemurs by Natalie Vasey 14. Ecologically Enigmatic Lemurs: The Sifakas of the Eastern Forests (Propithecus candidus, P. diadema, P. edwardsi, P. perrieri, and P. tattersalli) by Mitchell T. Irwin 15. Behavioral and Ecological Adaptations in Two Small Folivorous Lemurs with Different Social Organization: Avahi and Lepilemur by Urs Thalmann 16. The Feeding Ecology and Related Adaptations of Indri indri by Joyce A. Powzyk and Christopher B. Mowry 17. Behavior and Ecology of Gentle Lemurs (Genus Hapalemur) by Chia L. Tan Section Four: LEMUR ADAPTATIONS TO A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC STRESS 18. Considering Climate Change Effects in Lemur Ecology and Conservation by Patricia C. Wright 19. Diet Composition, Foraging, and Feeding Behavior in Relation to Habitat Disturbance: Implications for the Adaptability of Ruffed Lemurs (Varecia variegata editorum) in Manombo Forest, Madagascar by Jonah Ratsimbazafy 20. Overview on the Health and Disease Ecology of Wild Lemurs: Conservation Implications by Randall E. Junge and Michelle L. Sauther Index.…

Hardback. Condition: New.

Hardback. Condition: New.