This comprehensive introductory text integrates evolutionary, ecological, and demographic
perspectives with new results from field studies and contemporary noninvasive molecular …

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

Extensive areas of forest are cleared every year to establish new agricultural land in the
tropics, resulting in a catastrophic loss in habitat for the world's primates. A prominent …

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

Ruffed lemurs (genus Varecia) are often described as having a flexible social organization,
such that both cohesive (low fission–fusion dynamics) and fluid (high fission–fusion …

In biodiversity conservation, habitat corridors are assumed to increase landscape-level
connectivity and to enhance the viability of otherwise isolated populations. While the role of …

Landscape genetics is an emerging field that integrates population genetics, landscape
ecology, and spatial statistics to investigate how geographical and environmental features …

In recent decades Madagascar has experienced significant habitat loss and modification,
with minimal understanding of how human land use practices have impacted the evolution …

The northern sportive lemur (Lepilemur septentrionalis) is one of the most endangered
primates in the world. Surveys from 2012 and 2013 identified only 52 individuals, all …

Australian arboreal mammals are experiencing significant population declines, particularly
due to land clearing and resulting habitat fragmentation. The squirrel glider, Petaurus …