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| Dr. Mitchell Irwin |
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Jean-Luc Raharison |
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Dr. Karen Samonds |
| Mitch has studied lemur ecology in Madagascar since 1999 and has worked at Tsinjoarivo since 2000. He completed his PhD at Stony Brook University in 2006, a study of the effects of forest fragmentation on the diademed sifaka ("Sadabe"), and is currently a faculty member at Northern Illinois University, in the USA. <website> |
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Jean-Luc is a PhD student at the University of Antananarivo, Dept. of Animal Biology. He completed his DEA in 2002, a study of the Gentle Bamboo Lemur at Ranomafana, and has participated in research at Ankarafantsika, Kalambatritra and Midongy-Sud. He has studied lemurs and engaged in conservation and development projects at Tsinjoarivo since 2000. |
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Karen studies fossil and living vertebrates of Madagascar. She completed her PhD in 2006, focusing on Malagasy bats, and has participated in research activities at Tsinjoarivo since 2000, especially focusing on morphometric data collection and dental moulding. She is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Queensland. <website> |
Associated Researchers and Team Members |
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| Marina Blanco |
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Connie Bransilver |
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Brian Gerber |
| Marina is a postdoctoral fellow at Duke University specializing in the biology and reproductive ecology of cheirogaleids (especially mouse lemurs and dwarf lemurs). She has run a field project at Tsinjoarivo since 2006. <website> |
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Connie Bransilver is a world-renowned "conservation photographer". She has worked in several continents, focusing on Madagascar, Africa, Borneo and Florida. She participated in the discovery of the Tsinjoarivo sifaka beginning in 1999 (with Dr. Ken Glander) and has spearheaded publicity generation. <website> |
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Brian is a researcher studying ecology, movement and population dynamics of vertebrates. He led the first camera-trapping survey of carnivores at Tsinjoarivo in 2009, while a MSc student at Virginia Tech. <learn more> |
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| Dr. Ken Glander |
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Dr. Laurie Godfrey |
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| Ken Glander is a primatologist from Duke University whose research has focused on plant-animal interactions. He collaborates with SADABE scientists on lemur morphometrics and safe capture and collaring techniques. In addition to conducting research throughout Madagascar (including the first research into the Tsinjoarivo sifaka), Ken runs a long-term field project studying howler monkeys in Costa Rica. <website> |
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Laurie Godfrey is a biological anthropogologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst specializing in lemur anatomy, dental development and extinctions. She works with other SADABE scientists examining the morphometrics of lemurs and the ecology of local extinctions in forest fragments <website> |
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Research Assistants |
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| Edmond Razanadrakoto |
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Harison Rakotoarimanana |
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Gilbert Ranaivoson |
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Lenala Rakotofanala |
| Propithecus behaviour, botany, dwarf and mouse lemur ecology, assistant development co-ordinator and community relations |
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Propithecus behaviour, ornithology, botany, phenology |
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Propithecus behavior, botany, phenology |
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Propithecus behaviour |
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| Honoré Rakotondratsimba |
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Noel Rakotoniaina |
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Alfred Rahajasoa |
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Chantale Razanadrakoto |
| Propithecus behaviour, lemur census, botany |
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Propithecus behaviour, dwarf and mouse lemur ecology |
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Propithecus behaviour, lemur census, botany |
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Propithecus behaviour, lemur census, camp manager and logistical co-ordinator |
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| Nirina Razanadrakoto |
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Jean-Pierre Rakotorahalahy |
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Rasolo |
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Jules Rafalimanantsoa |
| Camp manager and logistical co-ordinator, Propithecus behaviour, dwarf and mouse lemur ecology |
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Propithecus behaviour, lemur census |
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Propithecus behaviour, lemur census |
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Propithecus behaviour, botany |
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| Ernestine Razafindrasoa |
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