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Current project details and status

Current project: Lemur anatomy and physiology

Start Date: 14 July 2009
Target Completion Date: early February 2010
Special Notes: This will be a summary page for the new Lemur article. See Project Lemur for project overview. It will be published at the same time as the Lemur article re-write.

Progress:

  • Research and note taking –  Done
  • Page organization –  Done
  • Organization of research notes –  Done
  • Wikifying all references for use in text  Done
  • Body written –  Not done
  • Lead written  Not done
  • Spell-checking and copyediting  Not done
  • Publication  Not done


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Overview

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Dentition

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Permanent lemur dentition by family[1][2][3]
Ancestral Derived
Cheirogaleidae Lemuridae Lepilemuridae Indridae Daubentoniidae

  2.1.3.32.1.3.3 × 2 = 36  
 

  2.1.3.32.1.3.3 × 2 = 36  
 

  0.1.3.32.1.3.3 × 2 = 32  
 

  2.1.2.31.1.2.3 × 2 = 30  
 

  1.0.1.31.0.0.3 × 2 = 18  
 
Deciduous lemur dentition by family[3]
Ancestral Derived
Cheirogaleidae Lemuridae Lepilemuridae Indridae Daubentoniidae

  2.1.32.1.3 × 2 = 24  
 

  2.1.32.1.3 × 2 = 24  
 

  2.1.32.1.3 × 2 = 24  
 

  2.1.22.1.2 × 2 = 20  
 

  1.1.21.1.2 × 2 = 16  
 

Morphology

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Sexual dichromatism

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Crypsis

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Sexual monomorphism

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Senses

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Eyeshine from an Aye-aye

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Vision

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Olfaction

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Metabolism

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Notes

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  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference PrimatePictGuide1996 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Walker was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference PrimateAnatomy3rd was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

References

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  • Ankel-Simons, Friderun (2007). Primate Anatomy (3rd ed.). Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-372576-9.
  • Garbutt, Nick (2007). Mammals of Madagascar, A Complete Guide. A&C Black Publishers. ISBN 978-0-300-12550-4.
  • Goodman, Steven M.; Benstead, Jonathan P., eds. (2003). The Natural History of Madagascar. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-30306-3.
  • Goodman, Steven M.; Patterson, Bruce D., eds. (1997). Natural Change and Human Impact in Madagascar. Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN 978-1560986829.
  • Gould, Lisa; Sauther, Michelle L., eds. (2006). Lemurs: Ecology and Adaptation. Springer. ISBN 978-0387-34585-7.
  • Harcourt, Caroline (1990). Thornback, Jane (ed.). Lemurs of Madagascar and the Comoros: The IUCN Red Data Book. World Conservation Union. ISBN 978-2880329570.
  • Mittermeier, R. A. (2006). Lemurs of Madagascar (2nd ed.). Conservation International. ISBN 1-881173-88-7. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  • Nowak, R.M. (1999). Walker's Mammals of the World (6th ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0801857899.
  • Preston-Mafham, Ken (1991). Madagascar: A Natural History. Facts on File. ISBN 978-0816024032.
  • Rowe, Noel (1996). The Pictorial Guide to the Living Primates. Pogonias Press. ISBN 978-0964882515.
  • Sussman, Robert W. (2003). Primate Ecology and Social Structure. Pearson Custom Publishing. ISBN 978-0536743633.