The behaviour and ecology of the sportive lemur ( Lepilemur mustelinus) in relation to its dietary peculiarities
Résumé
In the course of a field-visit to the south of Madagascar (September/ October 1970), Lepilemur mustelinus leucopus (F. Major 1894) was in tensively observed in order to define the ecological characteristics of this nocturnal folivorous species (Fig. 1a ), which is adapted to
particularly arid conditions in this region. Study of one population provided us with an understanding of the social structure, permitting
comparison with other pro simian species. Subsequently, a laboratory investigation was conducted on various samples from a digestive tract
collected in Madagascar. This permitted more detailed examination of the phenomenon of caecotrophy , which had previously been
observed in the field.
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