Vol. 15 - Deutsches Primatenzentrum

Editorial.................................................................................1
Feature: Madagascar’s Environmental Crisis
Madagascar’s illegal logging crisis: An update
and discussion of possible solutions
Erik R. Patel...............................................................................2
Ongoing threats to lemurs and their habitat
inside the Sahamalaza - Iles Radama National
Park
Melanie Seiler, Guy H. Randriatahina,
Christoph Schwitzer.................................................................7
News and Announcements..........................................9
Short Communications
Preliminary conservation status assessment for
the Data Deficient northern giant mouse lemur
Mirza zaza
Eva Johanna Rode, K. Anne-Isola Nekaris,
Christoph Schwitzer...............................................................11
An observation of the hairy-eared dwarf lemur,
Allocebus trichotis, in the Lakato region, eastern
Madagascar
Erwan Lagadec, Steven M. Goodman..................................12
When big lemurs swallow up small ones:
Coquerel’s dwarf lemur as a predator of grey
mouse lemurs and endemic rodents
Susanne Schliehe-Diecks, Matthias Markolf,
Elise Huchard.........................................................................13
Collective mobbing of a boa by a group of
red-fronted lemurs (Eulemur fulvus rufus)
Lennart Pyritz, Tianasoa Andrianjanahary..........................14
Response of two nocturnal lemurs (Microcebus
murinus and Lepilemur leucopus) to a potential
boiidae (Sanzinia madagascariensis) predator
Krista Fish...............................................................................16
Effective predation defence in Cheirogaleus
medius
Kathrin H. Dausmann...........................................................18
Lepilemur feeding observations from Northern
Madagascar
Andrew J. Lowin......................................................................20
Hypotheses on ecological interactions between
the aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
and microhylid frogs of the genus Platypelis in
Tsaratanana bamboo forest
Andolalao Rakotoarison, Solohery A. Rasamison,
Emile Rajeriarison, David R. Vieites, Miguel Vences............21
Discovery of crowned sifaka (Propithecus
coronatus) in Dabolava, Miandrivazo, Menabe
Region
Josia Razafindramanana and Rija Rasamimanana............23
Inferences about the distant past in Madagascar
Elwyn L. Simons......................................................................25
Husbandry guidelines for mouse lemurs at Paris
Zoo
Delphine Roullet....................................................................27
Lemur News Vol. 15, 2010
ISSN 1608-1439
Table of contents
Articles
Diurnal lemur density in the national park
parcel Ivontaka Nord, UNESCO Biosphere
Reserve of Mananara-Nord
Marta Polasky Lyons..............................................................29
Distribution of Prolemur simus north of the
Mangoro-Nosivolo River - how far north do we
really have to look?
Rainer Dolch, Erik R. Patel, Jonah H. Ratsimbazafy,
Christopher D. Golden, Tianasoa Ratolojanahary,
Jean Rafalimandimby, Jonathan L. Fiely................................32
Enquête préliminaire de la distribution des
lémuriens de bambou dans et autour du
Corridor forestier Fandriana-Vondrozo,
Madagascar
Andry Rajaonson, Maherisoa Ratolojanahary,
Jonah Ratsimbazafy, Anna Feistner, Tony King....................34
Effect of red ruffed lemur gut passage on the
germination of native rainforest plant species
Onja H. Razafindratsima, Emilienne Razafimahatratra.....39
Feeding ecology of the crowned sifaka
(Propithecus coronatus) in a coastal dry forest
in northwest Madagascar (SFUM, Antrema)
Claire Pichon, Rivo Ramanamisata, Laurent Tarnaud,
Françoise Bayart, Annette Hladik, Claude Marcel
Hladik, Bruno Simmen.......................................................... 42
Effet de la dégradation de l'habitat sur la
consommation alimentaire d'Eulemur
rubriventer dans deux sites: Talatakely et
Vatoharanana, du Parc National de Ranomafana
Laingoniaina H. Rakotonirina, Germain J. Spiral,
Jonah H. Ratsimbazafy, Soanorolalao Ravelonjanahary,
Raharizelina Ralaiarison, Stacey Tecot, Alex Hall,
Tricia Calhoon, Gisèle R. Randria..........................................47
Observations of terrestrial latrine behaviour by
the southern gentle lemur Hapalemur
meridionalis in the Mandena littoral forest,
southeast Madagascar
Timothy M. Eppley, Giuseppe Donati....................................51
Conservation des lémuriens via la protection de
leurs habitats et le développement communautaire
dans les corridors de Betaolana et Tsaratanana-
Betaolana, région de SAVA
Lala Razafy Fara, Iarilanto Andriamarosolo.........................54
Genetic diversity in ten Indri (Indri indri)
populations compared to other lemur species
John Zaonarivelo, Rick Brenneman, Rambinintsoa
Andriantompohavana, Edward E. Louis, Jr............................59
Verreaux’s sifaka fur condition in the spiny forest
of southern Androy
Ivan Norscia, Jean Lambotsimihampy, Elisabetta Palagi.....64
Rediscovery of Sibree’s dwarf lemur in the
fragmented forests of Tsinjoarivo, central-eastern
Madagascar
Marina B. Blanco....................................................................67
Funding and Training.....................................................69
Recent Publications........................................................70
Theses Completed..........................................................71