Mouse Lemurs in an Assemblage of Cheirogaleid Primates in Menabe Central, Western Madagascar – Three Reasons to Coexist

Mouse Lemurs in an Assemblage of Cheirogaleid Primates in Menabe Central, Western Madagascar – Three Reasons to Coexist

Ecological communities are structured by interactions between coexisting species that mutually influence their distribution and abundance. Ecologically similar species are expected to exclude one another from suitable habitat, so the coexistence of two mouse lemur species in an assemblage of several...

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Main Authors: Livia Schäffler, Peter M. Kappeler, John M. Halley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
ecological structure
community ecology
interspecific coexistence
competitive exclusion
intraguild predation
lemurs
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.585781/full

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