Date of Award
5-10-2017
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Anthropology
First Advisor
Frank L'Engle Williams
Second Advisor
Laurie Rhode Godfrey
Third Advisor
Bethany Livermore Turner
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to identify the currently supported diet and dietary niches of the Malagasy subfossil and extant lemurs. The study was conducted partially in Tsinjoarivo and Antananarivo, Madagascar in the summer of 2013. Samples were analyzed and microwear determined that the dietary niches were aligned with current literature. Grit accumulation occurs more frequently in disturbed habitats and on lower canopy levels, which suggests that human manipulation of environment can impact the dental microwear of living primates.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/10025269
Recommended Citation
Bender, Cristel, "Diet and the Dietary Niches of the Malagasy Subfossil Lemurs: An Analysis of Dental Microwear, Dental Proportions, and Grit Accumulation." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2017.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/10025269