Lemur catta

PI. 2.3 Vomeronasal neuroepi(helium in Prosimian mid-sensory zone in adult Lemur catta—-uniform lining, x40O (Evans, unpubl.). 

Bailey K. (1978). Flehmen in the Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta). Behaviour 65, 309-319. 

Dugmore S.J. (1984). Chemical Signalling Mechanisms in Juvenile and Adult Lemur Catta, L. Ph.D. Thesis, Glasgow Caledonian University. 

Evans C.S. (1980). Diosmic responses to scent-signals in Lemur catta. In Chemical Signals Vertebrates and Aquatic Invertebrates 2 (Muller-Schwarze D. and Silverstein R.M., eds.). Plenum, New York, pp. 417-420. 

Evans C.S. and Goy R.W. (1968). Social behaviour and reproductive cycles in captive Ring-tailed lemurs, Lemur catta. J Zool 156, 171-197. 

Schilling A. (1974). A study of marking behaviour in Lemur catta. In Prosimian Biology (Martin R.D., et al., eds.). Duckworth, London, pp. 347-363. 

Olfactory Communication in the Ringtailed Lemur (Lemur catta) Form and Function of Multimodal Signals... 

Abstract To better understand the relation between form and function in the complex olfactory communication system of the ringtailed lemur (Lemur catta), we integrated observational, experimental, and chemical approaches applied to a population of semi free-ranging animals at the Duke Lemur Center in Durham, North Carolina. Our aim was to examine sex-role reversal in the expression and function of scent marking and unravel the contribution of multimodal components of information transfer, with the unifying framework for all three avenues of our research being that multiplicity of form implies multiplicity of function. 

Drea, C.M. (2007) Sex differences and seasonal patterns in steroid secretion in Lemur catta Are socially dominant females hormonally masculinized Horm. Behav. In press. 

Dugmore, S.J., Bailey, K. and Evans, C.S. (1984) Discrimination by male ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) between the scent marks of male and those of female conspecificis. Int. J. Primatol. 5, 235-245. 

Hayes, R.A., Morelli, T.L. and Wright, RC. (2004) Anogenital gland secretions of Lemur catta and Propithecus verreauxi coquereli A preliminary chemical examination. Am. J. Primatol. 63, 49-62. 

Kappeler, PM. (1990a) Female dominance in Lemur catta more than just female feeding priority ... 

Kappeler, P.M. (1990b) Social status and scent-marking behaviour in Lemur catta. Anim. Behav. 40, 774-776. 

Kappeler, P.M. (1998) To whom it may concern the transmission and function of chemical signals in Lemur catta. Behav. Ecol. Sodobiol. 42, 411—421. 

Mertl-Milhollen, A.S. (2006) Scent marking as resource defense by female Lemur catta. Am. J. Primatol., 68, 605-621. 

Palagi, E. and Dapporto, L. (2006) Beyond odor discrimination demonstrating individual recognition by scent in Lemur catta. Chem. Senses 31, 437 143. 

Parga, J.A. (2006) Mulitiple mating and female mate choice in Lemur catta does it pay to be a dominant male Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 42 supp, 144—144. 

Sauther, M. (1991) Reproductive behavior of free-ranging Lemur catta at Beza Mahafaly special reserve, Madagascar. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 84, 463 177. 

Schilling, A. (1974) A study of marki ng behaviour in Lemur catta. In R.D. Martin, G.A. Doyle and A.C. Walker (Eds.), Prosimian Biology. University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, pp. 347-362. 

Scordato, E.S. and Drea, C.M. (2007) Scents and sensibility information content of olfactory signals in the ringtailed lemur (Lemur catta). Anim. Behav. 73, 301-314. 

McCusker, C. and Smith, T.E. (2002) The potential of biologically relevant odour cues to function as a novel form of enrichment in captive ring-tailed lemurs, Lemur catta. British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums Federation Research Newsletter 3, 3. 

Fig. 7.20 The gyroid cubic membrane system in a steroidogenic cell of Lemur catta. (a)...

Figure 4. Two-dimensional embeding of some primates. 1, Lemur catta 2, Homo 3, Pan 4, Gorilla 5, Pongo 6, Hylobates 7, Macaca fuscata 8, M. mulatto 9, M. fascicularis 10, M. sylvanus 11, Saimiri sciureus 12, Tarsius syrichta.

The present study is a preliminary attempt to begin to counter this deficit. It concentrates on two species of lemur, the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) and Coquerel s sifaka (Propithecus verrauxi coquereli). Both of these species are classified in the lUCN Red List of Threatened Species as Vulnerable (L catta - VU Ale, P. v. coquereli - VU A2cd). 

Gould, L., and OverdorfT, D. J., 2002, Adult male scent-marking in Lemur catta and Eulemurfulvus rufus, Int. J. Primatol. 23 575-586. 

Jolly, A., 1972, Troop continuity and troop spacing in Propithecus verreauxi and Lemur catta at Berenty (Madagascar), Folia Primatol 17 335-362. 

MertI, A. S., 1976, Olfactory and visual cues in social iattacHoBsof Lemur catta. Folia Primatol. 26 151-161. 

Mertl, A. S., 1977, Habituation to territorial scent marks in the fitMhy Lemur catta, Behav. Biol 21 500-507. 

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