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

这项研究的主要目标是在马达加斯加发现和恢复已灭绝的大型灵长类动物的遗骸，并确定它们灭绝的日期以及与该岛第一批人类殖民者的相互作用。巨大的“亚化石”（最近灭绝的）狐猴是一种不寻常的灵长类动物，由于它们巨大的体型和极端的适应性，人们对它们特别感兴趣。人类很晚到达对环境的影响也值得注意，不仅因为它对马达加斯加灵长类动物群的具体影响，而且因为它对当前环境问题的更普遍影响（例如，人类对环境的改变与相关灭绝事件之间的关系）。

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).