Rare in mammals but more common in primates, there remains a considerable controversy
concerning whether primate species traditionally described as monogamous actually …

Most of the ancestors of today's human and animal populations reached Madagascar over
the last 65 million years, by a variety of routes at a variety of times. Settlers encountered a …

Madagascar has experienced extensive deforestation and overharvesting, and
anthropogenic climate change will compound these pressures. Anticipating these threats to …

As the influence of climate change on tropical forests becomes apparent, more studies are
needed to understand how changes in climatic variables such as rainfall are likely to affect …

We present findings from 25 years of studying 13 species of sympatric primates at
Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. Long-term studies have revealed that lemur …

Madagascar's lemurs display a diverse array of feeding strategies with complex
relationships to seed dispersal mechanisms in Malagasy plants. Although these …

Objectives We characterized the diet and foraging ecology of the black‐and‐white ruffed
lemur (Varecia variegata), a specialized frugivore, and investigated behavioral strategies …

Animals and fruiting plants are involved in a complex set of interactions, with animals relying
on fruiting trees as food resources and fruiting trees relying on animals for seed dispersal …

Primates worldwide are faced with increasing threats making them more vulnerable to
extinction. Anthropogenic disturbances, such as habitat degradation and fragmentation, are …

We combined data on gut‐passage times, feeding, and movement to explore the patterns of
seed dispersal by Eulemur rubriventer, Eulemur rufrifrons, and Varecia variegata editorum …