Lemur Diversity in Madagascar

@article{Mittermeier2008LemurDI,
  title={Lemur Diversity in Madagascar},
  author={Russell A. Mittermeier and J{\"o}rg U. Ganzhorn and William R. Konstant and Kenneth E. Glander and Ian Tattersall and Colin P. Groves and Anthony B. Rylands and Andreas Hapke and Jonah Ratsimbazafy and Mireya I. Mayor and Edward E. Louis and Yves Rumpler and Christoph Schwitzer and Rodin M. Rasoloarison},
  journal={International Journal of Primatology},
  year={2008},
  volume={29},
  pages={1607-1656}
}
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… 
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