Preliminary study on dietary selection in Shortridge’s langurs (<i>Trachypithecus shortridgei</i>) from China

Ying Geng; Jia-Fei He; Ying-Chun Li; Zhen-Hua Guan; Xiao-Yang He; Jun Sun; Zhi-Pang Huang; Yan-Peng Li; Fan Yong; Wen Xiao; Liang-Wei Cui

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Ying Geng, Jia-Fei He, Ying-Chun Li, Zhen-Hua Guan, Xiao-Yang He, Jun Sun, Zhi-Pang Huang, Yan-Peng Li, Fan Yong, Wen Xiao, Liang-Wei Cui. Preliminary study on dietary selection in Shortridge’s langurs (Trachypithecus shortridgei) from China. Zoological Research, 2020, 41(6): 715-720. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.123

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Ying Geng, Jia-Fei He, Ying-Chun Li, Zhen-Hua Guan, Xiao-Yang He, Jun Sun, Zhi-Pang Huang, Yan-Peng Li, Fan Yong, Wen Xiao, Liang-Wei Cui. Preliminary study on dietary selection in Shortridge’s langurs (Trachypithecus shortridgei) from China. Zoological Research, 2020, 41(6): 715-720. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.123

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Ying Geng, Jia-Fei He, Ying-Chun Li, Zhen-Hua Guan, Xiao-Yang He, Jun Sun, Zhi-Pang Huang, Yan-Peng Li, Fan Yong, Wen Xiao, Liang-Wei Cui. Preliminary study on dietary selection in Shortridge’s langurs (Trachypithecus shortridgei) from China. Zoological Research, 2020, 41(6): 715-720. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.123

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Preliminary study on dietary selection in Shortridge’s langurs (Trachypithecus shortridgei) from China

doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.123

Ying Geng^{1, #},
Jia-Fei He^{1, 2, #},
Ying-Chun Li^{3, #},
Zhen-Hua Guan¹,
Xiao-Yang He³,
Jun Sun³,
Zhi-Pang Huang^{4, 5, 6},
Yan-Peng Li^{4, 5, 6},
Fan Yong⁷,
Wen Xiao^{4, 5, 6
,
,},
Liang-Wei Cui^{1, 6
,
,}

1.
Key Laboratory for Conserving Wildlife with Small Populations in Yunnan, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, Yunnan 650224, China
2.
Provincial Forestry and Grassland Bureau in Yunnan, Kunming, Yunnan 650224, China
3.
Nujiang Administration Bureau, Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, Liuku, Yunnan 673100, China
4.
Institute of Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan 671003, China
5.
Collaborative Innovation Center for Biodiversity and Conservation in Three Parallel Rivers Region of China, Dali, Yunnan 671003, China
6.
Provincial Innovation Team of Biodiversity Conservation and Utility of the Three Parallel Rivers Region from Dali University, Dali, Yunnan 671003, China
7.
Nanjing Institution of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environmental of China, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210042, China

#Authors contributed equally to this work

Funds: This study was supported by the Yunnan Green Environment Development Foundation; National Natural Science Foundation of China (31772474, 31860164, 31860168); Program for Backup Talents of Young Academic and Technical Leaders in Yunnan Province (2015HB047); Yunnan High Level Personnel Training Support Program; Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program (SQ2019QZKK2002STEP); Biodiversity Survey, Observation and Assessment Programme of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment; Program for Graduate Student of Yunnan Education Department (2019Y0140)

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Corresponding author: E-mail: xiaow@eastern-himalaya.cn; cuilw@eastern-himalaya.cn
Received Date: 2020-05-20
Accepted Date: 2020-07-27

Published Online: 2020-08-04

Publish Date: 2020-11-18

Abstract

- Trachypithecus shortridgei,
- Diet,
- Elevation,
- Drung River Valley

#Authors contributed equally to this work

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