16 Result(s)

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Genetic evidence of recent population contraction in the southernmost population of giant pandas

Anthropogenic habitat loss and fragmentation have been implicated in the endangerment and extinction of many species. Here we assess genetic variation and demographic history in the southernmost population of ...

Yibo Hu, Dunwu Qi, Hongjia Wang, Fuwen Wei in Genetica (2010)

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Factors Influencing Interannual and Intersite Variability in the Diet of Trachypithecus francoisi

Comparative studies of the diet of the same species in different habitats, and over the long term, are essential to understanding a species’ behavioral and ecological plasticity. Moreover, such studies can hel...

Qihai Zhou, Zhonghao Huang, **ansheng Wei… in International Journal of Primatology (2009)

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Ranging of Rhinopithecus bieti in the Samage Forest, China. I. Characteristics of Range Use

We quantified the home range and explored the style of ranging of black-and-white snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti) in the subtropical-temperate montane Samage Forest (part of Baimaxueshan Nature Reserve) ...

Cyril C. Grueter, Dayong Li, Carel P. van Schaik… in International Journal of Primatology (2008)

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Ranging of Rhinopithecus bieti in the Samage Forest, China. II. Use of Land Cover Types and Altitudes

We investigated composition and structure of a temperate montane forest called Samage at Baimaxueshan National Nature Reserve in Yunnan, one of the last refuges for the highly endangered black-and-white snub-n...

Dayong Li, Cyril C. Grueter, Bao** Ren… in International Journal of Primatology (2008)

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Reproductive Characters and Mating Behaviour of Wild Nomascus hainanus

We report for the first time the reproductive behaviors of Hainan gibbons (Nomascus hainanus), based on 29 mo of field observations. Receptive females initiated courtship displays. Copulatory patterns involved th...

Jiang Zhou, Fuwen Wei, Ming Li, Chan Bosco Pui Lok… in International Journal of Primatology (2008)

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Measuring Daily Ranging Distances of Rhinopithecus bieti via a Global Positioning System Collar at **sichang, China: A Methodological Consideration

There are few data on the daily ranging distances of Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti). We fitted 1 adult male from a natural group at **sichang in China’s Yunnan Province with a global positioning...

Bao** Ren, Ming Li, Yongcheng Long… in International Journal of Primatology (2008)

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Seasonal Variation in the Activity Patterns and Time Budgets of Trachypithecus francoisi in the Nonggang Nature Reserve, China

Activity patterns and time budgets are 2 important aspects of animal behavior that researchers use to investigate ecological influences on individual behavior. We collected data on activity patterns and time b...

Qihai Zhou, Fuwen Wei, Chengming Huang, Ming Li… in International Journal of Primatology (2007)

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Diet and Food Choice of Trachypithecus francoisi in the Nonggang Nature Reserve, China

We studied the diet and food choice of 1 group of François’ langurs (Trachypithecus francoisi) from August 2003 to July 2004 in the Nonggang Nature Reserve, Guangxi province, China. The langurs consumed 90 plant ...

Qihai Zhou, Fuwen Wei, Ming Li, Chengming Huang… in International Journal of Primatology (2006)

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Hainan Black-crested Gibbon Is Headed For Extinction

Although Hainan black-crested gibbons have been on the list of the most endangered primate species in the world for many years, their environment is still deteriorating, especially on Hainan Island. Our findin...

Jiang Zhou, Fuwen Wei, Ming Li, Jianfeng Zhang… in International Journal of Primatology (2005)

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Introduction: Keynote Addresses from the XIXth Congress of the International Primatological Society, Bei**g, China, August 4–9, 2002

Fuwen Wei, Ruliang Pan, Ming Li in International Journal of Primatology (2004)

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Phylogeny of Snub-Nosed Monkeys Inferred from Mitochondrial DNA, Cytochrome B, and 12S rRNA Sequences

Snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus spp.) are confined to isolated mountainous regions in China and North Vietnam. Their systematic classification and phylogenetic relationship has been controversial. The structure...

Ming Li, Fuwen Wei, Chengming Huang, Ruliang Pan… in International Journal of Primatology (2004)

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Slee** Cave Selection, Activity Pattern and Time Budget of White-Headed Langurs

We describe the activity patterns and time budgets of white-headed langurs that were confined to about 4 km² of Longlin habitat in Fusui County, Guangxi Province, China. Between February and December 1996, we obs...

Chengming Huang, Fuwen Wei, Ming Li, Youbang Li… in International Journal of Primatology (2003)