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Adaptive array of lemurs of Madagascar revisited

✍ Scribed by Robert W. Sussman

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2003
Tongue
English
Weight
72 KB
Volume
11
Category
Article
ISSN
1060-1538

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✦ Synopsis

In lemurs, the higher taxonomic groups represent major differences in ecological adaptations. For the most part, the Cheirogaleidae, Lepilemuridae, Lemuridae, Indriidae, and Daubentoniidae all have very different habitat preferences and diets from one another. However, among closely related species there are often subtle distinctions in diet and habitat preferences. These differences can be related to important differences in morphology and behavior.

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