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  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,858 Views
16 Pages

The Change in Habitat Quality for the Yunnan Snub-Nosed Monkey from 1975 to 2022

  • Shuxian Zhu,
  • Li Li,
  • Timothy J. Slate,
  • Haixia Tang,
  • Gongsheng Wu,
  • Hongyan Guo and
  • Dayong Li

20 June 2023

The reduction in habitat quality (as shown, in part, by the increase in habitat rarity) is an important challenge when protecting the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey. We used the InVEST model to quantitatively analyze the dynamic changes in the habitat of t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
449 Views
19 Pages

Distribution Changes in Lichen: A Staple Fallback Food for Yunnan Snub-Nosed Monkey and Their Implications for the Species

  • Yuan Zhang,
  • Hanyu Zhu,
  • Lianghua Huang,
  • Xinming He,
  • Sang Ge,
  • Jiandong Lai,
  • Duji Zhaba,
  • Dayong Li and
  • Wancai Xia

7 October 2025

Under the background of global climate change, lichens as a staple fallback food source for the endangered Yunnan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti) exert a critical influence on the survival of Yunnan snub-nosed monkey populations through their...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,587 Views
15 Pages

The Food Niche Overlap and Interspecific Relationship between the Sympatric Tibetan Macaque and Grey Snub-Nosed Monkey

  • Li Yue,
  • Cheng Wang,
  • Bingshun Meng,
  • Bo Xie,
  • Heqin Cao,
  • Haijun Su and
  • Mingming Zhang

6 August 2023

Assessing the trophic niche and interspecific relationships between related species and determining how the species maintain differences in nutritional niches while coexisting in the same area are important topics in ecological research. Therefore, e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,569 Views
15 Pages

Successful Traceability of Wildlife Samples Contributes to Wildlife Conservation: A Case Study of Tracing the Snub-Nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus spp.)

  • Xibo Wang,
  • Ying Shen,
  • Yang Teng,
  • Ruifeng Wu,
  • Shuhao Liu,
  • Jilai Zhao,
  • Can Hu,
  • Ming Li,
  • Huijuan Pan and
  • Jiwei Qi

10 January 2025

Rapid and effective methods for tracing the geographic origin of wildlife samples are essential for tackling the illegal wildlife trade. Traditional morphological categorization methods are often inadequate as relying on the mitochondrial COXI barcod...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,995 Views
14 Pages

12 May 2023

Environmental shifts and dietary habits could directly affect the gut microbiota of animals. In this study, we investigated the gut microbiota of golden snub-nosed monkeys under two different conditions: captive and wild. Our study adopted a non-inva...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,292 Views
15 Pages

10 November 2022

Understanding the interaction between the microbial composition in the habitat and the gut of wildlife will contribute to conservation efforts since changes in the gut microbiome have been proven to influence the healthy and nutritional status of the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,278 Views
16 Pages

Epidemiological Survey and Risk Factor Analysis of 14 Potential Pathogens in Golden Snub-Nosed Monkeys at Shennongjia National Nature Reserve, China

  • Mingpu Qi,
  • Qiankun Wang,
  • Yu Wang,
  • Yingyu Chen,
  • Changmin Hu,
  • Wanji Yang,
  • Feng Wu,
  • Tianpeng Huang,
  • Ali Sobhy Dawood and
  • Muhammad Zubair
  • + 5 authors

Golden snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellanae) belong to Class A, the highest level of endangered primate species. Exploring the infection status of potential pathogens in golden snub-nosed monkeys is important for controlling associated diseas...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,826 Views
17 Pages

Assessing the Impact of Village Development on the Habitat Quality of Yunnan Snub-Nosed Monkeys Using the INVEST Model

  • Shuxian Zhu,
  • Li Li,
  • Gongsheng Wu,
  • Jialan Liu,
  • Timothy J. Slate,
  • Hongyan Guo and
  • Dayong Li

11 October 2022

The habitats of the already endangered Yunnan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti) are degrading as village economies develop in and around these habitat areas, increasing the depopulation and biodiversity risk of the monkey. The paper aims to sho...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,748 Views
14 Pages

28 June 2024

The gut microbiota plays a crucial role in regulating energy metabolism, facilitating nutrient absorption, and supporting immune function, thereby assisting the host in adapting to seasonal dietary changes. Here, we compare the gut microbiome composi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,469 Views
16 Pages

3 October 2023

From the perspective of interactions in the human–animal–ecosystem, the study and control of pathogenic bacteria that can cause disease in animals and humans is the core content of “One Health”. In order to test the effect of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,788 Views
16 Pages

8 September 2022

Accurate descriptions of home ranges can provide important information for understanding animal ecology and behavior and contribute to the formulation of conservation strategies. We used the grid cell method and kernel density estimation (KDE) to est...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,105 Views
10 Pages

Determinants of Harem Size in a Polygynous Primate: Reproductive Success and Social Benefits

  • Wancai Xia,
  • Cyril C. Grueter,
  • Baoping Ren,
  • Dejun Zhang,
  • Xiaoxia Yuan and
  • Dayong Li

9 October 2021

We used long-term data on the variation in harem size in Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys to research the effects of harem size on reproductive success and the ratio of grooming received to given (RGRG). The results suggest that harem holders derive reprodu...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,101 Views
6 Pages

A Unique Case of Adoption in Golden Snub-Nosed Monkeys

  • Haitao Zhao,
  • Jiaxuan Li,
  • Yan Wang,
  • Nianlong Li,
  • Ruliang Pan and
  • Baoguo Li

25 October 2024

Adoption among nonhuman primates (hereafter primates) has been widely reported, particularly in chimpanzees, renowned for their higher intelligence and well-developed cognition. In contrast to adoption in other Old World monkeys, this case of adoptio...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,525 Views
15 Pages

27 April 2023

The snub-nosed monkey genus Rhinopithecus (Colobinae) comprises five species (Rhinopithecus roxellana, Rhinopithecus brelichi, Rhinopithecus bieti, Rhinopithecus strykeri, and Rhinopithecus avunculus). They are range-restricted species occurring only...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,236 Views
23 Pages

Ontogenetic Development of Sexual Dimorphism in Body Mass of Wild Black-and-White Snub-Nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti)

  • Yan-Peng Li,
  • Zhi-Pang Huang,
  • Yin Yang,
  • Xiao-Bin He,
  • Ru-Liang Pan,
  • Xin-Ming He,
  • Gui-Wei Yang,
  • Hua Wu,
  • Liang-Wei Cui and
  • Wen Xiao

8 May 2023

Sexual dimorphism exists widely in animals, manifesting in different forms, such as body size, color, shape, unique characteristics, behavior, and sound. Of these, body mass dimorphism is the most obvious. Studies of evolutionary and ontogenetic deve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
759 Views
11 Pages

Evidence for Semantic Communication in Alarm Calls of Wild Sichuan Snub-Nosed Monkeys

  • Fang-Jun Cao,
  • James R. Anderson,
  • Wei-Wei Fu,
  • Ni-Na Gou,
  • Jie-Na Shen,
  • Fu-Shi Cen,
  • Yi-Ran Tu,
  • Min Mao,
  • Kai-Feng Wang and
  • Bin Yang
  • + 1 author

11 August 2025

The alarm calls of non-human primates help us to understand the evolution of animal vocal communication and the origin of human language. However, as there is a lack of research on alarm calls in primates living in multilevel societies, we studied th...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
1,554 Views
9 Pages

Golden Snub-Nosed Monkeys: Potential Primate Paradigm in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Research

  • Haitao Zhao,
  • Yan Wang,
  • Jiaxuan Li,
  • Nianlong Li,
  • Wenhui Zhou,
  • Chengliang Wang and
  • Baoguo Li

3 February 2025

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a severe psychiatric disorder, affecting approximately 25–35% of individuals exposed to significant psychological trauma. Despite extensive research, the underlying biological mechanisms of PTSD remain p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,792 Views
15 Pages

Moderate Genetic Diversity of MHC Genes in an Isolated Small Population of Black-and-White Snub-Nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti)

  • Jibing Yan,
  • Chunmei Song,
  • Jiaqi Liang,
  • Yanni La,
  • Jiandong Lai,
  • Ruliang Pan,
  • Zhipang Huang,
  • Baoguo Li and
  • Pei Zhang

5 August 2024

Genetic diversity is an essential indicator that echoes the natural selection and environmental adaptation of a species. Isolated small populations are vulnerable to genetic drift, inbreeding, and limited gene flow; thus, assessing their genetic dive...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Views
11 Pages

Infants Receive More Care by Harassing Matings in a Multi-Level Primate Society

  • Fang-Jun Cao,
  • James R. Anderson,
  • Wei-Wei Fu,
  • Ni-Na Gou,
  • Hui Feng,
  • Xiao-Ning Chen,
  • Li-Na Su,
  • Shu-Jun He,
  • Cheng Fang and
  • Lu Wang
  • + 4 authors

9 November 2025

To better understand the motivation underlying harassment of adult matings by infants, we studied infant harassment behaviors in a multilevel social primate, wild (provisioned) Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana). Two harassment patt...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,338 Views
23 Pages

The Delineation and Ecological Connectivity of the Three Parallel Rivers Natural World Heritage Site

  • Hui Li,
  • Wanqi Guo,
  • Yan Liu,
  • Qiman Zhang,
  • Qing Xu,
  • Shuntao Wang,
  • Xue Huang,
  • Kexin Xu,
  • Junzhi Wang and
  • Yilin Huang
  • + 1 author

20 December 2022

Landscape connectivity refers to the degree of continuity between the spatially structured units of a landscape. Ecological connectivity can characterise the degree to which ecological functional areas are connected in terms of function and ecologica...

  • Article
  • Open Access
416 Views
17 Pages

Rare Primate Rhinopithecus bieti Can Sustain the Resilience of Montane Forests

  • Na Li,
  • Hao-Han Wang,
  • Yan-Peng Li,
  • Cyril C. Grueter,
  • Lu-Jiao Dai,
  • Hui-Ming Xu,
  • Zhi-Pang Huang and
  • Wen Xiao

17 October 2025

This study addresses a critical challenge in global conservation: understanding how rare species contribute to ecosystem structure and resilience. The ecological role of the endangered black-and-white snub-nosed monkey in China’s temperate moun...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,514 Views
10 Pages

Hand Preference in Rhinopithecus roxellana Infants: Is It Influenced by Familial Inheritance?

  • Wei-Wei Fu,
  • Yi Ren,
  • Cheng-Liang Wang,
  • Xiao-Wei Wang and
  • Bao-Guo Li

20 November 2020

The Sichuan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) is a typical arboreal group-living Old-World primate and has been studied broadly in hand preference. However, infants have not been tested independently from other immature individuals to date....

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,379 Views
19 Pages

31 March 2020

Through history, the habitats of wild mammals have changed greatly in China. Habitat changes may reflect changes in the environment and human–wildlife conflicts. This study focused on how the habitat changed for six taxa of rare wild mammals (o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
740 Views
24 Pages

14 July 2025

National parks serve as critical spatial units for conserving ecological baselines, maintaining genetic diversity, and delivering essential ecosystem services. However, accelerating socio-economic development has increasingly intensified the conflict...