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Collared Lemur (Eulemur collaris) Fact Sheet: Bibliography & Resources

Bibliography

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Campera M, Serra V, Balestri M, Barresi M, Ravaolahy M, Randriatafika F, Donati G. 2014. Effects of habitat quality and seasonality on ranging patterns of collared brown lemur (Eulemur collaris) in littoral forest fragments. International Journal of Primatology. 35(5):957-975. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10764-014-9780-6

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Donati G, Bollen A, Borgognini Tarli S, Ganzhorn J. 2007a. Feeding over the 24-hour cycle: dietary flexibility of cathemeral collared lemurs (Eulemur collaris). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 61:1237-1251.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-007-0354-x

Donati G, Ramanamanjato J-B, Ravoahangy A, Vincelette M. 2007b. Translocation as a conservation measure for endangered species in the littoral forest of southeastern Madagascar: the case of Eulemur collaris. In: Ganzhorn J, Goodman S, Vincelette M, editors. Biodiversity, ecology, and conservation of littoral ecosystems in southeastern Madagascar, Tolagnaro (Fort Dauphin). Washington (DC): Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 237-246.

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