Aim Global animal populations are in decline due to destruction and degradation of their
natural habitat. Understanding the factors that determine the distribution and density of …

Deforestation and habitat fragmentation is the primary threat to primate populations. The
primates that live within degraded and anthropogenically disturbed habitats typical of …

Non‐human primate species are threatened worldwide. Their population declines go along
with the loss of ecological functions such as seed dispersal that plays a crucial role in plant …

1School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 830001,
China 2Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Federal University, Dutse, Nigeria …

Based on their relatively large, chisel-like incisors and robust dentaries, species of the
Paleocene plesiadapid mammal Chiromyoides have been described as potential ecological …

One of the main threats for biodiversity on earth is the destruction of tropical forests. Tree
plantings as countermeasures often merely increase the area covered by trees, but do not …

Fork-marked lemurs (Phaner) are a group of four mediumsized, gummivorous lemur species
belonging to the Cheirogaleidae family, representing one of the leaststudied primate genera …

Habitat destruction, anthropogenic disturbance and environmental change are among the
primary threats to the forests of Madagascar and the endemic lemurs that inhabit them. The …

ABSTRACT The Lepilemuridae and the Cheirogaleidae, according to recent molecular
reconstructions, share a more recent common ancestor than previously thought. Further …

Listed as Endangered as the species is suspected to have undergone a population
reduction of≥ 50% over the past 21 years (three generations, assuming a generation length …