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Coordination and consensus: the role of compromisers in Tibetan macaques [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent 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
openaire   +2 more sources

Effects of captive and primate-focused tourism on the gut microbiome of Tibetan macaques

open access: yesFrontiers 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
doaj   +1 more source

Variation of social strategies between bluff and unobtrusive immigrant males during integration into a new social group: a case study in Macaca thibetana

open access: yesFrontiers 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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Sleeping sites provide new insight into multiple central place foraging strategies of Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana)

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Food resources, including food types, quantity, and quality, are the key factors that determine the survival and reproduction of wild animals. However, the most basic requirement is access to food.
Bo-Wen Li   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gastrointestinal Parasites in Humans and Rhesus Macaques: A Cross-Sectional Study in Bhaktapur, Nepal. [PDF]

open access: yesHealth Sci Rep
ABSTRACT 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
europepmc   +2 more sources

Tibetan Macaques with Higher Social Centrality and More Relatives Emit More Frequent Visual Communication in Collective Decision-Making

open access: yesAnimals, 2021
Animals on the move often communicate with each other through some specific postures. Previous studies have shown that social interaction plays a role in communication process.
Zifei Tang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Consort partner preference in male Tibetan macaques: How to choose when females conceal their ovulation?

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2021
Growing evidence suggested that males suffer energetic costs from sexual behavior, males should discriminate among receptive females due to their reproductive quality, and deservedly, they would prefer females during the fertile phase.
Qi-Xin Zhang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Hierarchical Steepness on Grooming Patterns in Female Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana)

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Hierarchical steepness, defined as status asymmetries among conspecifics living in the same group, is not only used as a main characteristic of animal social relationships, but also represents the degree of discrepancy between supply and demand within ...
Dong-Po Xia   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Incorporating interspecific relationships into species distribution models can better assess the response of species to climate change, a case study of two Chinese primates

open access: yesEcological Indicators, 2022
Whether the distribution of species can track future changes in climate will ultimately determine their survival. However, traditional predictions of species distributions in response to climate change often ignore the effects of biotic interactions ...
Xiulin Ye   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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