Female behavioral strategies during consortship in Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Consortship has been defined as a temporary association between an adult male and an estrous/receptive female. It has been considered as male mating strategies to improve male mating success and potential reproductive success.
Qi‐Xin Zhang +3 more
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Captivity Is Associated With Gut Mycobiome Composition in Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana) [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Although recent studies have revealed that gut fungi may play an important functional role in animal biology and health, little is known concerning the effects of anthropogenic pressures on the gut mycobiome.
Binghua Sun +20 more
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Sexual Interference Behaviors in Male Adult and Subadult Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana) [PDF]
Animals, 2021 Male nonhuman primate sexual interference, which includes copulation interruption and copulation harassment, has been related to reproductive success, but its significance has been challenging to test.
Kui-Hai Pang +5 more
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Sex-Specific Variation of Social Play in Wild Immature Tibetan Macaques, Macaca thibetana [PDF]
Animals, 2021 Theories proposed to explain social play have centered on its function in establishing social relationships critical for adulthood, its function in developing motor skills needed to survive, and promoting cognitive development and social learning.
Tong Wang +6 more
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Collective Movement in the Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana): Early Joiners Write the Rule of the Game. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Collective behavior has recently attracted a great deal of interest in both natural and social sciences. While the role of leadership has been closely scrutinized, the rules used by joiners in collective decision making have received far less attention ...
Xi Wang +5 more
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Gut microbiome is associated with personality traits of free-ranging Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyRecent studies have emphasized that there is a strong link between the gut microbiome and the brain that affects social behavior and personality in animals. However, the interface between personality and the gut microbiome in wild primates remains poorly
Mengyi Xia +17 more
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Park Rangers’ Behaviors and Their Effects on Tourists and Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana) at Mt. Huangshan, China [PDF]
Animals, 2014 Previous studies have reported the negative impacts of tourism on nonhuman primates (NHPs) and tourists and advocated the improvement of tourism management, yet what constitutes good quality management remains unclear.
Rie Usui +7 more
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Individual Variation in the Use of Acoustic Signals to Coordinate Group Movements among Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana) [PDF]
Animals, 2022 To maintain group cohesion, social animals need to coordinate their actions during group movements. Several species use vocalizations to communicate with each other during coordination.
Meng-Meng Chen +3 more
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Maternal and infantile gut mycobiome during the weaning period in free ranging Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Gut microbiome is critical to the health of mammals. Many previous studies have revealed the gut bacterial microbiomes of mother and infant changed significantly during the weaning period.
Ran Yue +7 more
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Diverse diets and low‐fiber, low‐tannin foraging preferences: Foraging criteria of Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) at low altitude in Huangshan [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Nutrient composition and food availability determine food choices and foraging strategies of animals, while altitude and geographical location affect species distribution and food availability.
Bowen Li +4 more
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