Preliminary Data on the Behavior, Ecology, and Morphology of Pygmy Tarsiers (Tarsius pumilus)

@article{Grow2010PreliminaryDO,
  title={Preliminary Data on the Behavior, Ecology, and Morphology of Pygmy Tarsiers (Tarsius pumilus)},
  author={Nanda Grow and Sharon Gursky-Doyen},
  journal={International Journal of Primatology},
  year={2010},
  volume={31},
  pages={1174-1191}
}
We here present the first behavioral, morphological, and ecological data on a living group of highland pygmy tarsiers, Tarsius pumilus, and compare them with the lowland tarsier species of Sulawesi. Pygmy tarsiers were previously known only from 3 museum specimens and had not been seen alive since the first specimens were collected in 1917 and 1930. As part of a 2-mo exploratory study, we recently located a group consisting of ≥4 pygmy tarsiers in the mossy cloud forest of Lore Lindu National… 
View on Springer
59 Citations
Background Citations
5
Methods Citations
1

59 Citations

Small, odd and old: The mysterious Tarsius pumilus is the most basal Sulawesi tarsier

The results indicate that T. pumilus is not an aberrant form of a lowland tarsier, but in fact, the most basal of all Sulawesi tarsiers.

Altitudinal Distribution and Ranging Patterns of Pygmy Tarsiers (Tarsius pumilus)

Pygmy tarsiers (Tarsius pumilus) of central Sulawesi, Indonesia are the only species of tarsier known to live exclusively at high altitudes. This paper examines how the ranging patterns and…

Altitude and Forest Edges Influence the Density and Distribution of Pygmy Tarsiers (Tarsius pumilus)

Results indicate that pygmy tarsiers live at a lower density than lowland Sulawesian tarsier species, and may mitigate the decreased availability of insects at high altitudes by adjusting their ranging patterns to remain near forest edges.

Cryptic Communication in a Montane Nocturnal Haplorhine, Tarsius pumilus

The results indicate that highland, smaller-bodied tarsiers habitually communicate at high frequencies in contexts where Sulawesian and Philippine tarsier species use lower frequencies, and T. pumilus shows an expected relationship between vocal frequency and body mass.

Tarsius wallacei: A New Tarsier Species from Central Sulawesi Occupies a Discontinuous Range

Morphologically, the new species is similar to other Sulawesi lowland tarsiers and can be distinguished from its congeners via a characteristic duet song and its yellow-brown pelage coloration and a copper-colored throat.

Species diversity and postcranial anatomy of eocene primates from Shanghuang, China

The middle Eocene Shanghuang fissure‐fillings, located in southern Jiangsu Province in China near the coastal city of Shanghai (Fig. 1 ), contain a remarkably diverse array of fossil primates that…

Stop and Go – Waves of Tarsier Dispersal Mirror the Genesis of Sulawesi Island

The Indonesian island of Sulawesi is hotspot of tarsier diversity, whereby island colonization and subsequent radiation of this old endemic primate lineage remained largely enigmatic, it is found that their arrival at the Proto-Sulawesi archipelago coincided with initial Miocene tectonic uplift and hypothesized that tarsiers dispersed over the region in distinct waves.

The status of research on the mammals of Sulawesi, Indonesia

The Indonesian island of Sulawesi is widely considered a mammal conservation hotspot, mainly due to the high number of threatened endemic species with limited geographical ranges that are found…

Functional preservation and variation in the cone opsin genes of nocturnal tarsiers

A signature of purifying selection for OPN1SW is detected, indicating that colour vision confers an adaptive advantage to tarsiers, and it is found that the colour vision of T. bancanus is advantageous for discriminating prey under twilight that is enriched in shorter wavelengths, a plausible idiosyncrasy of understorey habitats in Borneo.

Sleep patterns, daytime predation, and the evolution of diurnal sleep site selection in lorisiforms.

Variations in sleep behavior, sleep patterns and vulnerability to daytime predation provide a window into the variation that was present in sleep in early primates.
...

References

SHOWING 1-10 OF 71 REFERENCES

Positional Behavior and Social Organization of the Philippine Tarsier ( Tarsius syrichta )

Preliminary data on the positional behavior and habitat use of the Philippine tarsier, Tarsius syrichta, which was studied in its natural habitat on the island of Leyte, supports some aspects of NmMITZ'S (1977) model of anatomical and behavioral specialization among tarsiers.

The identity of Tarsius pumilus, a pygmy species endemic to the montane mossy forests of central Sulawesi. American Museum novitates ; no. 2867

In 1917, Henry C. Raven obtained a small-bodied tarsier from upper montane rain forest in the mountains of Central Sulawesi. Miller and Hollister (192 lb) designated the specimen as holotype of…

Positional behavior and social organization of the philippine tarsier (Tarsius syrichta)

This study provides preliminary data on the positional behavior and habitat use of the Philippine tarsier,Tarsius syrichta, which was studied in its natural habitat on the island of Leyte, and supports some apsects of Niemitz’s (1977) model of anatomical and behavioral specialization among tarsiers.

The History and Mystery of the Mountain Tarsier, Tarsius pumilus

Fossil and biogeographic evidence are consistent with the hypothesis that T. pumilus is the sister-taxon to all other extant tarsier species, and it is argued that "mountain tarsiers" is a more apt common name than previously suggested.

The Social System of Lariang Tarsiers (Tarsius lariang) as Revealed by Genetic Analyses

This work investigated the social system of the recently described Tarsius lariang, which researchers have never studied before, and conducted field observations and sampling in central Sulawesi, Indonesia, suggesting a predominantly monogamous social and genetic mating system.

Tarsius tumpara: A New Tarsier Species from Siau Island, North Sulawesi

A new, critically endangered species of tarsier is described from the remote island of Siau, North Sulawesi, based on distinguishing characteristics of the tail tuft, pelage coloration, skull, and vocalizations and genetic evidence indicates that its probable sister species, T. sangirensis, is a relatively ancient clade.

Tarsius lariang: A New Primate Species from Western Central Sulawesi

The unique territorial duet song characteristic for the tarsiers of the Gimpu region on Sulawesi is described and place the taxon into a biogeographic framework developed in previous studies.

The behavior of wild spectral tarsiers

Although clearly specialized for vertical clinging and leaping, the spectral tarsiers is less specialized than the western tarsier, occupying a wider range of habitats and using a widerrange of vegetation strata and locomotor patterns.

Home ranges, spatial movements and habitat associations of the Philippine tarsier ( Tarsius syrichta ) in Corella, Bohol

Home ranges, spatial movements and patterns of habitat use were determined during a radio-tracking study on four male and six female Philippine tarsier Tarsius syrichta in Corella, Bohol, from early…

Determinants of gregariousness in the spectral tarsier (Prosimian: Tarsius spectrum)

Additional long-term and more fine-grained data need to be collected to ascertain the relative importance of resources, predators and infanticide in determining sociality in the spectral tarsier.
...