DISSERTATION RESEACH: The Ecology of Black Lemurs, Lemur Macaco Macaco, in Primary Rainforest Versus Converted Forest in N.W. Madgascar

这项研究的主要目的是阐明很少被研究的狐猴物种--狐猴Macaco的生态学。本种原产于受威胁的栖息地，原生低地雨林，并且最近已经蔓延到转换成的森林。本研究旨在确定不同生境对这两种类型森林的取食和放牧行为、种群规模和组成以及活动周期的影响。对栖息地对种群参数的影响进行了一些具体预测。检验这些假设的数据将通过标准观测技术和与森林组成和结构有关的生态变量分析来收集。

The primary objective of this research is to clarify the ecology of a little studied species of lemur, Lemur macaco. This species is indigenous to a threatened habitat, primary lowland rainforest, and has recently spread into converted forest. The research aims to determine the affects of the varying habitat on the feeding and ranging behaviors, group size and composition and activity cycles in the two forms of forest. A number of specific predictions are made as to the influence of habitat on the group parameters. Data to test the hypotheses will be gathered by standard observational techniques and by analysis of ecological variables pertaining to forest composition and structure.