Selected Publications

Selected Publications
Vasey N, Burney DA, Godfrey LR. (in press) Archaeolemur coprolites from Anjohikely Cave in
Northwestern Madagascar reveal dietary diversity and cave use in a subfossil prosimian.
In: Masters J, Gamba M, Genin F (eds): Leaping Ahead: Advances in Prosimian Biology.
New York: Springer.
Vasey N. (2011) Red ruffed lemur. In: Rowe N, Myers M (eds): All the World’s Primates.
www.alltheworldsprimates.org. Primate Conservation Inc., Charlestown, Rhode Island.
Toborowsky C, Vasey N. (2011) White-fronted brown lemur. In:,Rowe N, Myers M (eds): All
the World’s Primates. www.alltheworldsprimates.org. Primate Conservation Inc.,
Charlestown, Rhode Island.
Razakamaharavo VR, McGuire SM, Vasey N, Louis EE Jr., Brenneman, RA. (2010) Genetic
architecture of two red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra) populations of Masoala National
Park. Primates 51:53-61.
Ryan TM, Burney DA, Godfrey LR, Gohlich U, Jungers WL, Vasey N, Ramilisonina, Walker AC,
Weber G (2008) A reconstruction of the Vienna skull of Hadropithecus stenognathus.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. USA 105:10699-10702.
Burney DA, Vasey N, Godfrey LR, Ramilisonina, Jungers W, Ramarolahy MF, Raharivony L.
(2008) New Findings at Andrahomana Cave, Southeastern Madagascar. Journal of
Cave and Karst Studies 70(1):13-24.
Goodman SM, Vasey N, Burney DA. (2007) Description of a new species of subfossil shrewtenrec (Afrosoricida: Tenrecidae: Microgale) from cave deposits in southeastern
Madagascar. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 120:367-376.
Hekkala ER, Rakotondratsima M, Vasey N. (2007) Habitat and Distribution of the Ruffed
Lemur Varecia, North of the Bay of Antongil in Northeastern Madagascar. Primate
Conservation 22:89-95 (available online at http://www.primate-sg.org/pc.htm).
Vasey N. (2007) The breeding system of wild red ruffed lemurs (Varecia rubra): A preliminary
report. Primates 48:41-54.
Vasey N. (2006) Impact of seasonality and reproduction on social structure, ranging patterns,
and fission-fusion social organization in red ruffed lemurs. In: Gould L, Sauther M (eds):
Lemurs: Ecology and Adaptation. New York: Springer/Kluwer, pp 275-304.
Goodman SM, Vasey N, Burney DA. (2006) The subfossil occurrence and paleoecological
implications of Macrotarsomys petteri (Rodentia: Nesomyidae) in extreme southeastern
Madagascar. Comptes Rendus Palevol 5:919-1038.
Godfrey LR, Jungers WL, Burney DA, Vasey N, Ramilisonina, Wheeler W, Lemelin P, Shapiro
L, Schwartz GT, King SJ, Ramarolahy MF, Raharivony LL, Randria GFN. (2006) New
discoveries of skeletal elements of Hadropithecus stenognathus from Andrahomana
Cave, southeastern Madagascar. Journal of Human Evolution 51:395-410.
Perez VR, Godfrey LR, Nowak-Kemp M, Burney DA, Ratsimbazafy J, Vasey N. (2005)
Evidence of early butchery of giant lemurs in Madagascar. Journal of Human Evolution
49:722-742.
Vasey N. (2005) New developments in the behavioral ecology and conservation of ruffed
lemurs (Varecia). American Journal of Primatology 66:1-6.
Vasey N. (2005) Activity budgets and activity rhythms in red ruffed lemurs (Varecia rubra) on
the Masoala Peninsula, Madagascar: Seasonality and reproductive energetics.
American Journal of Primatology 66:23-44.
Vasey N. (2004) Circadian rhythms in diet and habitat use in red ruffed lemurs (Varecia rubra)
and white-fronted brown lemurs (Eulemur fulvus albifrons). American Journal of
Physical Anthropology 124:353-363.
Vasey N. (2003) Varecia, Ruffed Lemurs. In: Goodman SM, Benstead J (eds): Natural History
of Madagascar. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, pp 1332-1336.
Vasey N, Tattersall I. (2002) Do ruffed lemurs form a hybrid zone? Distribution and discovery
of Varecia, with systematic and conservation implications. American Museum Novitates
3376:1-26.
Vasey N. (2002) Niche separation in Varecia variegata rubra and Eulemur fulvus albifrons: II.
Intraspecific patterns. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 118:169-183.
Vasey N, Walker AC. (2001) Neonate body size and hominid carnivory. In: Stanford C, Bunn H
(eds): Meat-eating and Human Evolution. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 332-349.
Vasey N. (2000) Niche separation in Varecia variegata rubra and Eulemur fulvus albifrons: I.
Interspecific patterns. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 112:411-431.
Vasey N. (1997) How many red ruffed lemurs are left? International Journal of Primatology
18:207-216.