Alison Jolly (1937–2014)

Author of Lords & Lemurs

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About the Author

Alison Jolly was a world-renowned primatologist and conservationist. A portion of recently restored forest in Madagascar is named after her, as well as a new species of mouse lemur. She died in 2014.

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Works by Alison Jolly

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Lords & Lemurs (2004) 68 copies

The evolution of primate behavior (1972) 65 copies

Lucy's legacy : sex and intelligence in human evolution (1999) 64 copies

A World Like Our Own: Man and Nature in Madagascar (1980) 13 copies

Key Environments: Madagascar (1984) 10 copies

Thank You, Madagascar: The Conservation Diaries of Alison Jolly (2015) 10 copies

Lemur behavior; a Madagascar field study (1967) 9 copies

Ako the Aye-Aye (2005) 3 copies

Ringtailed Lemur Biology: Lemur catta in Madagascar (Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects) (2006) 3 copies

The Value of the World’s Ecosystem Services and Natural Capital (2004) 2 copies

'Mother love: evolution and the maternal instinct' in LRB Aug 2000 1 copy

Bitika the Mouse Lemur (2007) 1 copy

Lucy'nin Mirasi (2015) 1 copy

Madagascar's Lemurs: On the Edge of Survival 1 copy

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National Geographic Magazine 1987 v171 #2 February (1987) — Contributor — 26 copies

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Birthdate: 1937-05-09
Date of death: 2014-02-06
Gender: female
Nationality: USA (birth)
UK
Birthplace: Ithaca, New York, USA
Place of death: Lewes, East Sussex, England, UK
Education: Cornell University (BA|1958)
Yale University (PhD|1962)
Occupations: primatologist
Relationships: Jolly, Richard (husband)
Jolly, Margaretta (daughter)
Organizations: New York Zoological Society

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Lords and Lemurs : Mad Scientists, Kings With… by Alison Jolly

Originally, I picked this up at the library as material for a research report, but instead, I found myself fascinated by the history of Madagascar, as well as learning about the lemurs and people who live there.

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lyssrose | Mar 21, 2006 |

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