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Biogeography of lemurs in the humid forests of Madagascar: the role of elevational distribution and rivers
Author(s) -
Goodman Steven M.,
Ganzhorn Jörg U.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of biogeography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 158
eISSN - 1365-2699
pISSN - 0305-0270
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2004.00953.x
Subject(s) - lemur , biogeography , ecology , geography , distribution (mathematics) , biology , primate , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Aim Elucidation of the influence of river systems on the distribution of lemurs. Location Humid forests of Madagascar. Methods We review the elevational distribution of Malagasy lemurs to address hypotheses of the role of rivers as physical barriers. Main conclusions Rivers are barriers for some species. However, several lemurs have altitudinal ranges that are higher than the headwaters of a given river, and in such cases these species are able to disperse across the source.