Anthropological Field Research on the Giant Lemurs and Associated Fauna of Northern Madagascar

马达加斯加北部巨型狐猴及相关动物群的人类学实地研究

• 批准号: 9207084
• 负责人: Elwyn Simons
• 金额: $ 18.17万
• 依托单位: Duke University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1992
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1992-06-15 至 1995-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9207084&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Anthropological; Field; Research; Giant; Lemurs

The primary objective of this research is to discover and recover remains of giant extinct primates in Madagascar and to determine their dates of extinction and interaction with the first human colonizers of the island. The giant "subfossil" (recently extinct) lemurs represent an unusual group of primates of special interest due their large body size and extreme adaptations. The effect of the very late human arrival on the environment is also noteworthy not only for its specific impact on the primate fauna of Madagascar but also for its more general implications with respect to current environmental issues (e.g., the relationship between human modifications of the environment and associated extinction events).

这项研究的主要目的是发现和恢复 马达加斯加灭绝的大型灵长类动物的遗骸， 它们灭绝的日期以及与第一个人类的互动 岛上的殖民者。巨大的“亚化石”（最近灭绝） 狐猴代表了一种特殊的灵长类动物 因为它们庞大的体型和极端的适应能力的影响 人类进入环境的时间非常晚， 不仅是因为它对马达加斯加的灵长类动物有特殊的影响 也因为它对当前的 环境问题（例如，人与人之间关系 环境的变化和相关的灭绝事件）。