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Data on the diet of Lepilemur mittermeieri, a sportive lemur endemic to the northwest of Madagascar
Wilmet, Leslie; Devillers, Pierre; Vermeulen, Cédric et al.
2020In Lemur News, 22, p. 26-30
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Keywords :
Sportive lemur; Feeding ecology; Madagascar
Abstract :
[en] Mittermeier’s sportive lemur (Lepilemur mittermeieri) is an endangered primate endemic to the Ampasindava peninsula, in north-west Madagascar. Lepilemur are known to be folivores with a low metabolic rate, but no specific investigation of the diet of Mittermeier’s sportive lemur has been reported. In 2015 and 2016, we conducted a field study of the species in two areas of the Ampasindava peninsula, involving direct observation of individuals equipped with radio-collars. We verified that Mittermeier’s sportive lemur is a solitary forager. We identified a total of 77 tree species consumed and a large variation in the spectrum of species used within the two studied sites. Most of the plant material consumed was made of leaves, with few fruits.
Disciplines :
Zoology
Environmental sciences & ecology
Author, co-author :
Wilmet, Leslie 
Devillers, Pierre
Vermeulen, Cédric ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Laboratoire de Foresterie des régions trop. et subtropicales
Beudels-Jamar, Roseline C.
Language :
English
Title :
Data on the diet of Lepilemur mittermeieri, a sportive lemur endemic to the northwest of Madagascar
Publication date :
2020
Journal title :
Lemur News
ISSN :
1608-1439
Publisher :
Madagascar Section of the IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group, Dublin, Ireland
Volume :
22
Pages :
26-30
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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