Golden potto  (Arctocebus aureus)

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Glossary

  • Evergreen forest: forest consisting mainly of evergreen trees, which retain leaves all year round. This is in contrast to deciduous trees, which completely lose their leaves for part of the year.
  • Gestation: the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth.
  • Guard hair: in some mammals, long, coarse hairs that protect the softer layer of fur below.
  • Home range: the area occupied by an animal during routine activities, which is not actively defended.
  • Invertebrates: animals with no backbone.
  • Nocturnal: active at night.
  • Secondary forest: forest that has re-grown after a major disturbance, such as fire or timber harvest, but has not yet reached the mature state of primary forest.
  • Subspecies: a population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (November, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/
  2. Nowak, R.M. (1991) Walker’s Mammals of the World.The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London.
  3. CITES (November, 2008)
    http://www.cites.org/
  4. Kingdon, J. (1997) The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals.Academic Press, London.
  5. Ankel-Simons, F. (1999) Primate Anatomy: An Introduction.Academic Press, San Diego, California.
  6. Macdonald, D.W. (2006) The Encyclopedia of Mammals.Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  7. Conservation Database for Lorises and Pottos (November, 2008)
    http://www.loris-conservation.org/database/index.html
  8. Blom, A., Alers, M.P.T., Feistner, A.T.C., Barnes, R.F.W. and Barnes, K.L. (1992) Primates in Gabon - current status and distribution. Oryx, 26 (4): 223 - 234.
  9. African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (November, 2008)
    http://www.africa-union.org/root/au/Documents/Treaties/Text/Convention_Nature%20&%20Natural_Resources.pdf
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