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Excrement distribution and habitat use in Rhinopithecus bieti in winter
Author(s) -
Zhao Qikun,
He Shunjin,
Wu Baoqi,
Nash Leanne T.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
american journal of primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1098-2345
pISSN - 0275-2565
DOI - 10.1002/ajp.1350160309
Subject(s) - habitat , ridge , ecology , elevation (ballistics) , geography , home range , feces , biology , geometry , cartography , mathematics
Winter ranging patterns of Rhinopithecus bieti were determined using feces as the ranging trace. The appearance of the feces was unique in the study habitat. The sampled habitats were a well‐forested area and a partly altered one. Analyses of excrement distribution showed: (1) monkeys tended to use the upper part of the forest belt, ranging between 3,900 and 4,100 m above sea level; (2) monkeys came to the ground and used the partly altered habitat, where only some forest remained; (3) the structure of resources had little influence on determining the ranging elevation; and (4) the animals spent more time in the local valley than on the local ridge, probably using the former as a sleeping site.