Life in the slow lane? Demography and life histories of male and female sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi verreauxi)

By A. Richard, R. Dewar, Marion Schwartz, J. Ratsirarson. 2006

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Male life history and the unusual adult sex ratios of redfronted lemur, Eulemur fulvus rufus, groups (2004, background): “), have longer interbirth intervals, reproduce much later and have been characterized by a generally slowed-down life history (Wright 1995; Richard et al. 2002).”
The lemur syndrome unresolved: extreme male reproductive skew in sifakas (Propithecus verreauxi), a sexually monomorphic primate with female dominance (2008, background): “Explaining this combination of traits—the “lemur syndrome”—has long posed a challenge to evolutionary anthropologists, and several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the even sex ratio, the lack of male-biased sexual dimorphism, and the evolution of female dominance (van Schaik and Kappeler 19”
Influence of Dry Season and Food Quality and Quantity on Behavior and Feeding Strategy of Propithecus verreauxi in Kirindy, Madagascar (2006, background): “Sifakas are relatively large-bodied lemurs of Indriidae living in multimale/multifemale groups with a variable sex ratio, female philopatry, and a conservative life style (cf. Brockman and Whitten, 1996; Carrai et al., 2003; Jolly, 1966; Lewis, 2005; Richard et al., 2000, 2002).”