Behavioural Responses of Yunnan Snub-Nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti) to Tourists in a Provisioned Monkey Group in Baimaxueshan Nature Reserve

2016 ◽  
Vol 87 (6) ◽  
pp. 349-360
Author(s):  
Wancai Xia ◽  
Baoping Ren ◽  
Yanhong Li ◽  
Jie Hu ◽  
Xinming He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Rhinopithecus Bieti ◽  
Behavioural Responses

scholarly journals Determinants of differences in the activity budgets of Rhinopithecus bieti by age/sex class at Xiangguqing in the Baimaxueshan nature reserve, China

2015 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 675-683 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanhong Li ◽  
Dayong Li ◽  
Baoping Ren ◽  
Jie Hu ◽  
Baoguo Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Reproductive Investment ◽  
Ecological Factors ◽  
Developmental Differences ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Activity Budgets ◽  
Rhinopithecus Bieti ◽  
Adult Females ◽  
Class 1 ◽  
In The Wild

Ecological factors are known to influence the activity budgets of Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti). However, little is known about how activity budgets vary between age/sex classes, because the species is difficult to observe in the wild. This study provides the first detailed activity budgets subdivided by age/sex classes based on observations of the largest habituated group at Xiangguqing in Baimaxueshan Nature Reserve. This study was conducted from June 2008 to May 2009. We found that adult females spent more time feeding (44.8%) than adult males (39.5%), juveniles (39.1%), and infants (14.2%). Adult males allocated more time to miscellaneous activities (12.5%) than did adult females (3.8%). Infants were being groomed 6.9% of the time, which was the highest proportion among all age/sex classes. Adults spent more time feeding, while immature individuals allocated more time to moving and other activities. There are several reasons activity budgets may vary by age/sex class: 1) differential reproductive investment between males and females; 2) developmental differences among the age categories; 3) social relationships between members of different age/sex classes, particularly dominance. In addition, group size and adult sex ratio may also impact activity budgets. These variations in activity budgets among the different age/sex classes may become a selective pressure that shapes the development and growth pattern in this species. <br><br><font color="red"><b> This article has been retracted. Link to the retraction <u><a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/ABS160112009E">10.2298/ABS160112009E</a><u></b></font>

scholarly journals Differences in the Activity Budgets of Yunnan Snub-Nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti) by Age-Sex Class at Xiangguqing in Baimaxueshan Nature Reserve, China

2015 ◽  
Vol 85 (6) ◽  
pp. 335-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanhong Li ◽  
Dayong Li ◽  
Baoping Ren ◽  
Jie Hu ◽  
Baoguo Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Activity Budgets ◽  
Rhinopithecus Bieti

scholarly journals Winter habitat selection by the Vulnerable black-necked crane Grus nigricollis in Yunnan, China: implications for determining effective conservation actions

Oryx ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 258-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kong De-Jun ◽  
Yang Xiao-Jun ◽  
Liu Qiang ◽  
Zhong Xing-Yao ◽  
Yang Jun-Xing
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Habitat Management ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Winter Habitat ◽  
Behavioural Responses ◽  
Species Preference ◽  
North East ◽  
Grus Nigricollis ◽  
Conservation Actions ◽  
Effective Conservation

AbstractHabitat change has major effects on wildlife and it is important to understand how wild animals respond to changing habitats. Dashanbao National Nature Reserve, in north-east Yunnan, China, which was established for the protection of the black-necked crane Grus nigricollis, other wintering waterbirds and the upland wetland ecosystem, recently began converting farmland to grassland and woodland. With respect to this policy we studied habitat selection by black-necked cranes in the Reserve from November 2006 to April 2007. Farmland, grassland, marsh and water were used by black-necked cranes but no cranes occurred in man-made woodland. Black-necked cranes showed the least preference for grassland and no significant differences were detected in the species’ preference for the other three habitats. However, black-necked cranes exhibited different behavioural responses to the four habitats: farmland and grassland were their main foraging sites. Principle component analysis verified that a foraging-related component was the first factor determining habitat selection. Cranes used habitat close to their roosts with short grass, shallow water and less disturbance by human activity. Our results indicate that the policy of converting farmland and grassland to woodland is not beneficial for conservation of the crane. For effective conservation of the black-necked crane scientific habitat management that takes into account habitat selection by the species is required, with the retention of some farmland and restoration of wetlands.

scholarly journals Population size assessment of the Endangered red-billed curassowCrax blumenbachii: accounting for variation in detectability and sex-biased estimates

Oryx ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda Alves ◽  
Germán M. López-Iborra ◽  
Luís Fábio Silveira
Keyword(s):  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Population Estimates ◽  
Forest Species ◽  
Behavioural Responses ◽  
Ratio Data ◽  
Line Transects ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Biased Estimates ◽  
Global Population ◽  
Survey Approach

AbstractThe Endangered red-billed curassowCrax blumenbachiiis endemic to the lowland Atlantic Forest of Brazil and is extinct across most of its range as a result of habitat loss and hunting pressure. Global population estimates are unreliable as the species has never been surveyed systematically. During March 2012–February 2013 we used line transects to estimate the density and size of one of the most important populations, in the Vale Nature Reserve. UsingDistancewe estimated a density of 1.3 individuals per km2; results stratified by sex indicated a male-skewed sex ratio. Data collected from motion-activated cameras confirmed that the population was male skewed but to a lesser degree than suggested by transect data. Sex-specific behavioural responses to the presence of an observer probably contributed to the difference between camera and transect data. Using the camera-derived sex ratios we corrected transect estimates to 1.6 individuals per km2and a population of 325 individuals. Our systematic survey approach has revealed that Vale Nature Reserve has a larger population than previous estimates of the global population. We show that behavioural differences between the sexes in cryptic species can mislead population estimates, and we highlight the importance of motion-activated cameras as a tool for studying cryptic forest species.

scholarly journals Characteristics of night-time sleeping places selected by golden monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti) in the Samage Forest, Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve, China

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 141-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dayong LI ◽  
Cyril C. GRUETER ◽  
Baoping REN ◽  
Qihai ZHOU ◽  
Ming LI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Night Time ◽  
Rhinopithecus Bieti

scholarly journals Retraction: Li Y, Li D, Ren B, Hu J, Li B, Krzton A, Li M. Determinants of differences in the activity budgets of Rhinopithecus bieti by age/sex class at Xiangguqing in the Baimaxueshan nature reserve, China. Arch Biol Sci. 2015;67(2):675-83. DOI: 10.2298/ABS140917033L

2016 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 237-237
Author(s):  
E Editorial
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Activity Budgets ◽  
Rhinopithecus Bieti ◽  
Exchange Of Information ◽  
Retracted Article ◽  
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This is a notice of retraction of the article: Determinants of differences in the activity budgets of Rhinopithecus bieti by age/sex class at Xiangguqing in the Baimaxueshan nature reserve, China by Li Yanhong, Li Dayong, Ren Baoping, Hu Jie, Li Baoguo, Krzton Ali, Li Ming, published in the Archives of Biological Sciences Vol. 67, Issue 2, 2015. Due to inadequate exchange of information between the previous and new Editor-in-Chief of the Archives of Biological Sciences, the new Editor-in-Chief was not informed of the authors? request for withdrawal of the article. After obtaining the written request, signed by all of the authors, the Editor-in-Chief has decided to withdraw the article. <br><br><font color="red"><b> Link to the retracted article <u><a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/ABS140917033L">10.2298/ABS140917033L</a></b></u>

Maternal responses to dead infants in Yunnan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti) in the Baimaxueshan Nature Reserve, Yunnan, China

Primates ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tengfei Li ◽  
Baoping Ren ◽  
Dayong Li ◽  
Yunbing Zhang ◽  
Ming Li
Keyword(s):  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Rhinopithecus Bieti ◽  
Maternal Responses

How Human Household Size Affects the Habitat of Black-and-White Snub-Nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti) in Hongla Snow Mountain Nature Reserve in Tibet, China

2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 1190-1202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui-Chang Quan ◽  
Yong Huang ◽  
Matthew W. Warren ◽  
Qi-Kun Zhao ◽  
Guopeng Ren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Household Size ◽  
Rhinopithecus Bieti ◽  
Black And White

scholarly journals The dominance hierarchy of the female Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Huang ◽  
Wancai Xia ◽  
Yi Fu ◽  
Yaqiong Wan ◽  
Hao Feng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Dominance Hierarchy ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Resource Control ◽  
Social Hierarchies ◽  
Dominance Hierarchies ◽  
Rhinopithecus Bieti ◽  
Reciprocal Relationships ◽  
Scarce Resources ◽  
Control Hypothesis

AbstractDominance hierarchies are common in social mammals, especially primates. The formation of social hierarchies is conducive to solving the problem of the allocation of scarce resources among individuals. From August 2015 to July 2016, we observed a wild, provisioned Yunnan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti) group at Xiangguqing in Baimaxueshan National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China. Aggressive and submissive behaviors were used to investigate dominance hierarchies between female individuals in the same one-male unit (OMU), and the grooming reciprocity index was used to detect reciprocal relationships between these females within the OMU. The results showed that loose social hierarchies exist among the females in each OMU, and more dominant individuals have higher grooming incomes. These results are consistent with the aggressive-submissive hypothesis and the resource control hypothesis.

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