Lemur catta: Ring-Tailed Lemur

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Cawthon Lang KA. 2005 September 21. Primate Factsheets: Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) Taxonomy, Morphology, & Ecology. <http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/entry/ring-tailed_lemur>. Accessed 2007 April 15

Drea, Christine M., “Sex and seasonal differences in aggression and steroid secretion in Lemur catta: Are socially dominant females hormonally ‘masculinized’?” Hormones & Behavior 51.4, 24 April 2007: 555-567. Ebsco Host.  University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, Murphy Library.  10 April 2007. <http://web.ebscohost.com/>.

Gould, Lisa; Sussman, R.W.; Sauther Michelle L., “Demographic and Life-History Patterns in a Population of Ring-Tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) at Beza MahafalyReserve, Madagascar: A 15-year Perspective.” American Journal of Physical Anthropology 120.2, February 2003: 182.  Ebsco Host. University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, Murphy Library.  11 April 2007. <http://web.ebscohost.com/>.

Lee, Chris. "Lemurs." (2005).  9 April 2007 <http://www.spider-design.freeserve.co.uk/lemurs/index.htm>

"Lemurs: Spirits of the Night."  Peace River Refuge & Ranch (2004, 2005, 2006). American Sanctuary Association.  15 April 2007   <http://peaceriverrefuge.org/Lemur.html>.

Milius, Susan, “How do female lemurs get so tough?”  Science News 170.10, 2 September 2006: 158. Ebsco Host. University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, Murphy Library.  11 April 2007. <http://web.ebscohost.com/>.

"Ring-tailed Lemur."  Animal Facts.  Bristol Zoo Gardens. 13 April 2007 <www.bristolzoo.org>.

Scordato, Elizabeth S.; Drea, Christine M., “Scents and sensibility: information content of olfactory signals in the ringtailed lemur, Lemur catta.”  Animal Behavior 73.2, February 2007: 301-314.  Ebsco Host.  University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, Murphy Library.  11 April 2007. <http://web.ebscohost.com/>.

Tree of Life Web Project. 1999. Primates. Lemurs, tarsiers, monkeys, apes,   and humans. Version 01 January 1999 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Primates/15963/1999.01.01  in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

Telara, S.; Tarli, S. M. Borgognini, “Reproductive Strategies in Lemur catta: Balance Among Sending, Receiving, and Countermarking Scent Signals.” International Journal of Primatology 25.5, October 2004: 1019-1031. Ebsco Host. University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, Murphy Library.  11 April 2007. <http://web.ebscohost.com/>.

 

 

Lemur Links

hwww.honoluluzoo.org/ringtailed_lemur.htm

www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/340.shtml

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Primates/Facts/FactSheets/Lemurs