The what and where of primate field research may be failing primate conservation

M Bezanson, A McNamara - Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
With approximately 30% of nonhuman primate species listed as critically endangered, the
window of opportunity to conserve primates is closing fast. In this article, we focus on the …

Ethics of primate fieldwork: Toward an ethically engaged primatology

EP Riley, M Bezanson - Annual review of anthropology, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Field primatologists have ethical responsibilities that extend beyond study subjects to the
local human communities living near primate populations and their surrounding ecosystems …

Do functional traits offset the effects of fragmentation? The case of large‐bodied diurnal lemur species

TM Eppley, L Santini, JC Tinsman… - American journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Primates worldwide are faced with increasing threats making them more vulnerable to
extinction. Anthropogenic disturbances, such as habitat degradation and fragmentation, are …

Temporal niche separation between the two ecologically similar nocturnal primates Avahi meridionalis and Lepilemur fleuretae

M Campera, M Balestri, M Chimienti, V Nijman… - Behavioral Ecology and …, 2019 - Springer
Time is considered a resource in limited supply, and temporal niche separation is one of the
most common strategies that allow ecologically similar species to live in sympatry …

Elevation gradients of lemur abundance emphasise the importance of Madagascar's lowland rainforest for the conservation of endemic taxa

M Campera, L Santini, M Balestri, KAI Nekaris… - Mammal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Elevation gradients correlate with changes in several environmental conditions and are
known to be related to animal abundance. Animals in regions with a naturally limited extent …

Depth of edge influence in a Madagascar lowland rainforest and its effects on lemurs' abundance

M Campera, M Balestri, M Phelps, F Besnard… - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
Edge effects result from interactions between adjacent habitats, which can modify abiotic
and biotic conditions and produce various negative effects on biodiversity. Given the high …

From international to local: promoting local volunteer tourism to guarantee the persistence of wildlife conservation projects in the post-covid-19 era

KAI Nekaris, M Balestri, HR El Bizri, T Dewi, K Hedger… - COVID, 2022 - mdpi.com
Volunteer tourists, often foreigners, collect essential data in wildlife conservation projects
worldwide. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, international tourism activities reduced …

The influence of seasonal availability of young leaves on dietary niche separation in two ecologically similar folivorous lemurs

M Campera, M Balestri, F Besnard, M Phelps… - Folia …, 2021 - karger.com
Traditional socio-ecological models consider that folivorous primates experience limited
feeding competition due to the low quality, high abundance, and even distribution of leaves …

Long‐term genetic monitoring of a translocated population of collared brown lemurs

J D'Ercole, S Bertoncini, M Giannì… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Post‐release monitoring is important to improve translocation success because it provides
an opportunity to identify factors relevant to the survival of local populations. We studied a …

Habitat use by the island lemurs of Nosy Be, Madagascar

J Tinsman, S Volampeno… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Madagascar's lemurs are threatened by forest loss, fragmentation, and degradation. Many
species use flexible behaviors to survive in degraded habitat, but their ability to persist in …