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Effect of primate protection on threatened and endemic vertebrates, plants, ecosystem services, and future climate refugia. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Primates, 69% of which are threatened with extinction, are the third most specious order of mammals. We used primates as model taxa to examine the umbrella effects of primates on ecosystem services and the protection of other vertebrates and seed plants in Yunnan Province, China.
Yang Y, Li C, Fang YH, Ren GP, Huang ZP, Li YP, Cui LW, Chu-Yuan MR, Chapmman CA, Grueter CC, Zhou J, Yan WB, Liu X, Zhang LX, Tang RA, Tian YP, Li F, Hang KG, Li PY, Garber PA, Wu RD, Xiao W.   +21 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Habitat characteristics or protected area size: What is more important for the composition and diversity of mammals in nonprotected areas?

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
The margins of protected areas are usually considered to have greater forest degradation, and given that most mammals live outside protected areas, researchers and conservation practitioners are increasingly recognizing that nonprotected areas must be ...
Wenbo Li, Peipei Yang, Bowen Li, Chao Liu, Lixing Sun, Jinhua Li   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Collective decision-making in nocturnal huddling sleep: The influence of social factors on fans and fandom in Tibetan macaques

Global Ecology and Conservation
Social animals frequently exhibit huddling sleep behaviors in response to nocturnal ecological pressures. However, there remain significant gaps in our understanding of the decision-making process promoting huddle sleep.
Juan Chen, Peipei Yang, Qixin Zhang, Wenbo Li, Xi Wang, Jinhua Li   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Variation of Gut Microbiome in Free-Ranging Female Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana) across Different Reproductive States

Animals, 2020
The gut microbiome is expected to adapt to the varying energetic and nutritional pressures in females of different reproductive states. Changes in the gut microbiome may lead to varying nutrient utilizing efficiency in pregnant and lactating female ...
Binghua Sun, Xiaojuan Xu, Yingna Xia, Yumei Cheng, Shuxin Mao, Xingjia Xiang, Dongpo Xia, Xi Wang, Jinhua Li   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Male consort behavior is driven by female mate choice and receptive synchrony in Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana)

Global Ecology and Conservation
In group-living animals, males’ fighting abilities were usually mediated via dominance rank to sort males into a queue to access fertile females, especially in non-human primates. However, the correlation between male reproductive success and consortship,
Qi-Xin Zhang, Yong Zhu, Dong-Po Xia, Xi Wang, Jin-Hua Li   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spatiotemporal and Host Variations in Faecal Microbiomes of Hairy‐Nosed Wombats (Lasiorhinus spp.)

Austral Ecology, Volume 51, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The gut microbiome can play a critical role in humans and wildlife, assisting with digestion, immunity and detoxification. This community is often adapted to the animal's ecosystem and fluctuates with seasonal shifts in diet. The gut microbiome can also be altered by anthropogenic effects such as invasive species creating increasingly ...
Colin Sobek, Raphael Eisenhofer, Faith M. Walker, Jeremy J. Austin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characteristics of cross transmission of gut fungal pathogens between wintering Hooded Cranes and sympatric Domestic Geese

Avian Research, 2023
Migratory birds travel long distance and link various pathogens. Due to habitat degradation, wintering waterfowls forage together with poultry, increasing the risk of pathogen transmission between hosts.
Yuannuo Wu, Xiaoyu Fan, Jie Yu, Tianci Liu, Rong Cui, Xingjia Xiang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative analysis of genotypic diversity in Entamoeba nuttalli isolates from Tibetan macaques and rhesus macaques in China

Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2016
We have recently demonstrated the potentially virulent species Entamoeba nuttalli as one of the highly prevalent parasites in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) in Mount Long-hu and Gui-yang in China. Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana) is a unique species living in China.
Yue Guan, Meng Feng, Junlong Cai, Xiangyang Min, Xingyu Zhou, Qing Xu, Ning Tan, Xunjia Cheng, Hiroshi Tachibana   +8 more
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Altitude‐Associated Divergence of the Gut Microbiome in Endangered Forest Musk Deer: Evidence From Integrated Metagenomics, Metabolomics, and Culturomics

Evolutionary Applications, Volume 19, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT High‐altitude environments expose mammals and their gut symbionts to multifaceted stressors—hypoxia, cold, and intense UV radiation. Whether gut microbial communities undergo compositional restructuring in response to these stressors, and whether such restructuring carries translational value for captive conservation, remain unresolved ...
Feiyun Huang, Zexiu Zhang, Yanni Zhao, Sen Ye, Maoyuan Gan, Xuxin Li, Yele Zhang, Lei Chen, Yushuo Zhang, Lingxi Chen, Ting Wang, Jinming Huang, Xiuyue Zhang   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evidence of Vocal Gradation in the Vocal Repertoire of Wild Moor Macaques (Macaca maura)

American Journal of Primatology, Volume 88, Issue 3, March 2026.
Social‐tolerant wild moor macaques produce graded vocalizations. ABSTRACT Nonhuman primates constitute an ideal model to study the evolutionary origins of human language, because of their close phylogenetic distance to humans and their reliance on complex communication systems that include different signal types.
Federica Amici, Elisa Gregorio Hernandez, Victor Beltrán Francés, Bonaventura Majolo, Risma Illa Maulany, Putu Oka Ngakan, Katja Liebal, Kurt Hammerschmidt   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source