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Rethinking Primate Origins Again by SUSSMAN, ROBERT W., TAB RASMUSSEN, D., RAVEN, PETER H.

“…In 1974, Cartmill introduced the theory that the earliest primate adaptations were related to their being visually oriented predators active on slender…”
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Genetic Evidence for Male and Female Dispersal in Wild Lemur catta by Parga, Joyce A, Sauther, Michelle L, Cuozzo, Frank P, Youssouf Jacky, Ibrahim Antho, Gould, Lisa, Sussman, Robert W, Lawler, Richard R, Pastorini, Jennifer

“…Lemur catta has traditionally been considered a species with male-biased dispersal; however, occasional female dispersal occurs. Using molecular data, we…”
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Impending extinction crisis of the world's primates: Why primates matter by Estrada, Alejandro, Garber, Paul A, Rylands, Anthony B, Roos, Christian, Fernandez-Duque, Eduardo, Di Fiore, Anthony, Nekaris, K Anne-Isola, Nijman, Vincent, Heymann, Eckhard W, Lambert, Joanna E, Rovero, Francesco, Barelli, Claudia, Setchell, Joanna M, Gillespie, Thomas R, Mittermeier, Russell A, Arregoitia, Luis Verde, de Guinea, Miguel, Gouveia, Sidney, Dobrovolski, Ricardo, Shanee, Sam, Shanee, Noga, Boyle, Sarah A, Fuentes, Agustin, MacKinnon, Katherine C, Amato, Katherine R, Meyer, Andreas L S, Wich, Serge, Sussman, Robert W, Pan, Ruliang, Kone, Inza, Li, Baoguo

“…Nonhuman primates, our closest biological relatives, play important roles in the livelihoods, cultures, and religions of many societies and offer unique…”
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The socioecology of the ringtailed lemur: Thirty-five years of research by Sauther, Michelle L., Sussman, Robert W., Gould, Lisa

“…Linnaeus' original scientific description of Lemur catta, the ringtailed lemur, was based on a living animal brought to England in 1749. Although there were…”
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Little Brown Lemurs Come of Age: Summary and Perspective by Tattersall, Ian, Sussman, Robert W.

“…Issue Title: New Research Directions in the Genus Eulemur…”
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Behavioral thermoregulation in Lemur catta: The significance of sunning and huddling behaviors by Kelley, Elizabeth A., Jablonski, Nina G., Chaplin, George, Sussman, Robert W., Kamilar, Jason M.

“…Regulation of body temperature poses significant problems for organisms that inhabit environments with extreme and seasonally fluctuating ambient temperatures…”
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Natural disasters and primate populations : The effects of a 2-year drought on a naturally occurring population of ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) in Southwestern Madagascar by GOULD, L, SUSSMAN, R. W, SAUTHER, M. L

“…We examine demographic patterns from a long-term study (1987-1996) of the population of ring-tailed lemurs in the Beza-Mahafaly Special Reserve, in…”
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Yearbook of Physical Anthropology. Preface by Sussman, Robert W

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Deforestation history of the eastern rain forests of Madagascar from satellite images by Green, G.M. (Washington University, St. Louis, MO), Sussman, R.W

“…Madagascar is biologically one of the richest areas on Earth, and its plants and animals are among the most endangered. Satellite images and vegetation maps…”
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The role of piloerection in primate thermoregulation by Chaplin, George, Jablonski, Nina G, Sussman, Robert W, Kelley, Elizabeth A

“…The insulating properties of the primate integument are influenced by many factors, including piloerection, which raises the hair and insulates the body by…”
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Supplement: Yearbook of physical anthropology. Preface by Sussman, Robert W

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The Yearbook provides broad but thorough coverage of developments within the discipline. Preface by Sussman, Robert W

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Paternity in wild ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta): Implications for male mating strategies by Parga, Joyce A., Sauther, Michelle L., Cuozzo, Frank P., Youssouf Jacky, Ibrahim Antho, Lawler, Richard R., Sussman, Robert W., Gould, Lisa, Pastorini, Jennifer

“…In group‐living species with male dominance hierarchies where receptive periods of females do not overlap, high male reproductive skew would be predicted…”
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Variation in dental wear and tooth loss among known-aged, older ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta): a comparison between wild and captive individuals by Cuozzo, Frank P., Sauther, Michelle L., Gould, Lisa, Sussman, Robert W., Villers, Lynne M., Lent, Cheryl

“…Tooth wear is generally an age‐related phenomenon, often assumed to occur at similar rates within populations of primates and other mammals, and has been…”
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Male life history and intergroup mobility among ringtailed lemurs (Lemur catta) by SUSSMAN, R. W

“…Lemur catta shares a male-biased dispersal pattern with most primate species and the majority of mammals. Individuals in a free-ranging population of…”
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Comparison of the genetic variation of captive ring‐tailed lemurs with a wild population in Madagascar by Pastorini, Jennifer, Sauther, Michelle L, Sussman, Robert W, Gould, Lisa, Cuozzo, Frank P, Fernando, Prithiviraj, Nievergelt, Caroline M, Mundy, Nicholas I

“…Genetic variability among captive and wild ring‐tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) was assessed using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA data. A 529 bp segment of mtDNA…”
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Preface. Yearbook of Physical Anthropology by Sussman, Robert W

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An academic genealogy on the history of American field primatologists by Kelley, Elizabeth A., Sussman, Robert W.

“…In this paper, we present the academic genealogy of American field primatologists. The genealogy has been compiled to formally document the historical record…”
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Effects of food, proximity, and kinship on social behavior in ringtailed lemurs by Sbeglia, Gena C., Tang-Martinez, Zuleyma, Sussman, Robert W.

“…Efforts to understand the variation in primate social systems and their underlying interaction patterns have focused on both intrinsic and extrinsic factors…”
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Mitochondrial DNA of the Mauritian macaques (Macaca fascicularis): an example of the founder effect by Lawler, S H, Sussman, R W, Taylor, L L

“…Macaque monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) were introduced to the island of Mauritius approximately 400 years ago. This study compares the mitochondrial DNA of…”
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