10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEMUROID»
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lemuroid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
lemuroid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Primate Cytogenetics and Comparative Genomics
No fossil lemuroid older than 26,000 yr has yet been found on Madagascar (
Simons et al., 1995), making a palaeontological estimate of the timing of the
lemuroid radiation very difficult. Molecular investigations have been more
productive, and ...
Luca Sineo, Roscoe Stanyon, 2006
2
Gliding Mammals of the World
The Lemuroid Ringtail Possum does not glide but flattens its body as it leaps from
branch to branch. species could glide. Other fossils from approximately 20 million
years ago at Riversleigh in north-western Queensland, Australia, have so far ...
Stephen Matthew Jackson, 2012
3
The Cutting Edge: Conserving Wildlife in Logged Tropical Forests
Even the lemuroid ringtail possum (Hemibelideus lemuroides), which is strongly
rain forest-dependent, was detected (often at rela- tively high densities) in areas
that had been selectively logged two to three times on 15- to 20- year cycles (see
...
Robert A. Fimbel, Alejandro Grajal, John G. Robinson, 2013
4
The Best Australian Essays 2009: Vol 2 of 2: Easyread Large ...
The fate of the lemuroid possum had been predicted in 2003, when a group of
researchers used computer models to assess the impact of increasing
temperature on rainforest animals. Many species, they found, could not tolerate
even a small ...
5
Possums: The Brushtails, Ringtails and Greater Glider
LEMUROID. RINGTAIL. POSSUM. HEMIBELIDEUS. LEMURO/DES. This is one
of several possum species found in the high altitude rainforests of north
Queensland. It is not distinctive, mostly being distinguished by appearing as a
chocolate ...
6
The Human Frontal Lobes: Functions and Disorders
Figure 8.7 completes the gallery with additional lemuroid evidence, the endocast
of the fossil Adapis parisiensis compared to the brain of the living bushbaby,
Galago senegalensis. Figure 8.7 shows how good an endocast can be as a ...
Bruce L. Miller, Jeffrey L. Cummings, 2007
7
Origin and Evolution of the Human Dentition
... in the dentition which mark a general advance from the lemuroid toward the
anthropoid grade of evolution. The lorises and galagos represent an early
attempt to evolve a large-brained large-eyed primate out of the primitive lemuroid
stock, ...
8
The Action Plan for Australian Mammals 2012
Comments received from Rodney van der Ree Species Conservation Summary
Lemuroid Ringtail Possum Hemibelideus lemuroides (Collett, 1884)
Pseudocheiridae Conservation status Near Threatened (approaches B1ab(ii,iii,v)
+2ab(ii,iii ...
Andrew Burbidge, John Woinarski, Peter Harrison, 2014
9
The Functional and Evolutionary Biology of Primates
In Megaladapis edwardsi, an extinct giant lemuroid with a cranial capacity of
about 140 cc, sulcal details are indistinct; but in another giant lemuroid,
Archaeolemur majori, (cranial capacity about 95 cc), the endocast reproduces
every sulcus ...
10
Landscape Approaches in Mammalian Ecology and Conservation
Most vulnerable were lemuroid ringtails, which declined by over 97% in
fragments and corridors. Herbert River ringtails and tree-kangaroos exhibited
negative but intermediate responses, whereas coppery brushtails and green
ringtails were ...
William Zander Lidicker, 1995
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEMUROID»
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lemuroid is used in the context of the following news items.
Climate change could empty wildlife from Australia's rainforests
These include many species of birds such as Golden Bowerbirds and iconic species such as the Lemuroid Ringtail Possum and Herbert River ... «The Conversation AU, Apr 15»
This Rare White Possum Could Soon Be a Ghostly Memory
white lemuroid ringtail possum A ghost lives in the Daintree Rainforest in northeastern Queensland, Australia. There, on a single mountain ... «Scientific American, Sep 14»
White lemuroid ringtail possum is Australia's first native mammal …
White lemuroid ringtail possum is Australia's first native mammal victim of climate change, say scientists. by: Peter Michael North Queensland ... «Courier Mail, Jul 14»
Postcard from the edge: Urban conundrums on the front lines of …
... faces in different places, of course — and I don't mean to suggest that The End Is Nigh (unless you're a white lemuroid possum or something, ... «Grist, Dec 13»
As climate changes, animals move fast to escape the heat
For example, our research over the past 10 years showed that lemuroid ringtail possums have declined in the northern mountain ranges. «The Conversation, Oct 13»
ARKive Geographic: Australia
Found only in northern Australia, the lemuroid ringtail possum may become Australia's first victim of global climate change. Being unable to ... «ARKive, Aug 13»
Species: Red wolf (Canis rufus)
Found only in northern Australia, the lemuroid ringtail possum may become Australia's first victim of global climate change. Being unable to withstand ... «ARKive, Aug 13»
The Climate Change Conundrum: What the Future is Beginning to …
The little-known white lemuroid opossum, a rare marsupial found in northeastern Queensland, may be the first mammalian victim of climate ... «National Geographic, Jan 13»
Climate Week Species of the Day: Lemuroid ringtail possum
Interesting Fact: The lemuroid ringtail possum has folded layers of skin along the sides of its body which, once unfolded, enable this species to ... «ARKive, Mar 12»
Study shows early primate had a transitional lemur-like grooming claw
“I don't know whether one can call such a lemuroid grooming claw transitional,” Von Koenigswald said. “There are quite a number of details I ... «University of Florida, Jan 12»
