Discovery of Sympatric Dwarf Lemur Species in the High-Altitude Rain Forest of Tsinjoarivo, Eastern Madagascar: Implications for Biogeography and Conservation

被引：15

作者：

Blanco, Marina B. ^{[1
]}

Godfrey, Laurie R. ^{[1
]}

Rakotondratsima, Mamihasimbola ^{[2
]}

Rahalinarivo, Vololonirina ^{[2
]}

Samonds, Karen E. ^{[3
]}

Raharison, Jean-Luc ^{[4
]}

Irwin, Mitchell T. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Massachusetts, Dept Anthropol, Amherst, MA 01003 USA

[2] Univ Antananarivo, Dept Paleontol & Anthropol Biol, Antananarivo, Madagascar

[3] McGill Univ, Redpath Museum, Montreal, PQ H3A 2K6, Canada

[4] Univ Antananarivo, Dept Biol Anim Ecol Environm, Antananarivo, Madagascar

来源：

FOLIA PRIMATOLOGICA | 2009年 / 80卷 / 01期

关键词：

Morphometrics; Dental morphology; Cheirogaleus; Cheirogaleidae; Dwarf lemur; Sympatry;

D O I：

10.1159/000173716

中图分类号：

Q95 [动物学];

学科分类号：

071002 ;

摘要：

The number of species within the Malagasy lemur genus Cheirogaleus is currently under debate. Museum collections are spotty, and field work, supplemented by morphometric and genetic analysis, is essential for documenting geographic distributions, ecological characteristics and species boundaries. We report here field evidence for 2 dwarf lemur species at Tsinjoarivo, an eastern-central high-altitude rain forest: one, from a forest fragment, displaying coat and dental characteristics similar to C. sibreei (previously described only from museum specimens) and the other, from the continuous forest, resembling individuals of Cheirogaleus found today at Ranomafana National Park, further to the south. This study represents the first confirmation of a living population of grey-fawn, C.-sibreei-like, dwarf lemurs in Madagascar. Copyright (C) 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel

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