Lemur Diversity in Madagascar

@article{Mittermeier2008LemurDI,
  title={Lemur Diversity in Madagascar},
  author={R. Mittermeier and J. Ganzhorn and W. Konstant and K. Glander and I. Tattersall and C. Groves and A. Rylands and A. Hapke and J. Ratsimbazafy and Mireya I. Mayor and E. Louis and Y. Rumpler and C. Schwitzer and R. Rasoloarison},
  journal={International Journal of Primatology},
  year={2008},
  volume={29},
  pages={1607-1656}
}
  • R. Mittermeier, J. Ganzhorn, +11 authors R. Rasoloarison
  • Published 2008
  • Biology
  • International Journal of Primatology
  • A basic understanding of the taxonomy, diversity, and distributions of primates is essential for their conservation. This review of the status of the taxonomy of lemurs is based on a 5-d workshop entitled “Primate Taxonomy for the New Millennium,” held at the Disney Institute, Orlando, Florida, in February 2000. The aim is not to present a taxonomic revision, but to review our current understanding of the diversity and current and past ranges of lemurs and indicate where there is controversy… CONTINUE READING

    Tables from this paper.

    An Alu-Based Phylogeny of Lemurs (Infraorder: Lemuriformes)
    19

    References

    Publications referenced by this paper.
    SHOWING 1-10 OF 326 REFERENCES
    Systematics of the Lemuridae (Primates, Strepsirhini)
    24
    Remarkable species diversity in Malagasy mouse lemurs (primates, Microcebus).
    207
    Lemurs of Madagascar and the Comoros: The Iucn Red Data Book
    47
    A Composite Molecular Phylogeny of Living Lemuroid Primates
    22
    Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the sportive lemurs (Lepilemur, Primates)
    73
    A molecular approach to comparative phylogeography of extant Malagasy lemurs
    155