Social risk to infant: The role of kin for maternal visual monitoring in Tibetan macaques [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionMaternal monitoring of conspecifics is a crucial anti‐predator strategy that also protects infants against risks within the social group. This study examines how maternal characteristics, infant characteristics, mother–infant distance, and the social ...
Shen‐Qi Liu +8 more
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Stability and flexibility of the gut microbiota of wild Tibetan macaques. [PDF]
ISME CommunAbstract The gut microbiota of wild animals is characterized by both stability and adaptive shifts in composition and prevalence in response to variation in food availability, nutrient intake, host physiology, temperature, and rainfall.
Ru Y +6 more
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Unveiling the Biodiversity and Conservation Significance of Medog: A Camera-Trapping Survey on Mammals in the Southeastern Tibetan Mountains [PDF]
AnimalsThe Medog in southeastern Tibet is home to a diverse range of wild animals. However, research on these mammals’ species directories, distribution, and conservation status remains insufficient, despite their crucial role in maintaining ecological balance.
Qianqian Wang +5 more
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Diversity and Distribution Patterns of Amphibians in the Huangshan Mountain Region: The Roles of Climate and Human Activities [PDF]
AnimalsGlobal climate change and human activities are significant threats to biodiversity, contributing to the endangerment of approximately 41% of amphibian species worldwide.
Fei Hong +5 more
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DNA methylation and transcriptome analysis reveal epigenomic differences among three macaque species [PDF]
Evolutionary ApplicationsMacaques (genus Macaca) are the most widely distributed non‐human primates, and their evolutionary history, gene expression profiles, and genetic differences have been extensively studied.
Jiao Wang +6 more
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Conservation Science and PracticeUmbrella species are widely used as conservation strategies for the design of reserves. However, empirical data on their potential effectiveness, particularly in the context of climate change, is limited and inconclusive. Here, we evaluated the potential
Jia‐Wen Liu +8 more
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Coordination and consensus: the role of compromisers in Tibetan macaques [PDF]
Current Zoology, 2021 Abstract Coordination and consensus in collective behavior have attracted a lot of research interest. Although previous studies have investigated the role of compromisers in group consensus, they provide little insight into why compromisers would allow such social arrangements to persist. In this study, the potential relationship between
Xi Wang +3 more
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Gastrointestinal Parasites in Humans and Rhesus Macaques: A Cross-Sectional Study in Bhaktapur, Nepal. [PDF]
Health Sci RepABSTRACT Background and Aims Gastrointestinal parasitism in wild animals at the human‐wildlife interface may be a warning concern both for wildlife health and human health. The current study was conducted to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in humans and rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) in the Nilbarahi area, an area with ...
Chhetala S +3 more
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Effects of captive and primate-focused tourism on the gut microbiome of Tibetan macaques
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Documenting the effects of anthropogenic activities on the gut microbiome of wild animals is important to their conservation practices. Captivity and ecotourism are generally considered two common anthropogenic disturbances on the health of nonhuman ...
Yingna Xia +16 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Immigrant males employed a range of species-specific social strategies to facilitate integration into a new social group for establishing stable dominant ranks and affiliative relationships with unfamiliar competitors who require them to adapt their ...
Cheng-Ren Zhao +10 more
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