Food habits of Rhinopithecus bieti as assessed by fecal analysis at Mt. Longma, Southwest China

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	Food habits of Rhinopithecus bieti as assessed by fecal analysis at Mt. Longma, Southwest China
	Li XY[*]1,2,3; Yang SJ 3; Yang Y 4
刊名	ZOO BIOLOGY
	2011
卷号	30 期号:3 页码:296-307
关键词	diet Rhinopithecus bieti microhistological analysis technology of feces phytochemistry
通讯作者	bioconservation@yahoo.cn
英文摘要	The food habits of Rhinopithecus bieti were studied at Mt. Longma in Tianchi Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China using microhistological analysis of feces and phytochemical component analysis of food items, from January 2007 to March 2008. This region is the southernmost location of R. bieti with the most complex and varied vegetation types. R. bieti fed on 83 plant species of 26 families, at least 3 species of lichens and bamboos, respectively. The number of food items exploited varied markedly among seasons, with dietary diversity being greatest in summer and autumn. Young leaves of broadleaf plant, monocotyledonous plant leaves (bamboos), and 3 species of lichens in the genera Bryoria (Bryoria confuse) and Usnea (Unsea longissima and Unsea florida) were frequently eaten. Bamboos (Poaceae) and lichens formed a stable dietary constituent throughout the year, contributing about 24 and 13%, respectively, of the total feeding records. There was seasonal variation in the proportion of each food type in the diet of the R. bieti. Results of the phytochemistry analysis showed that food selectivity of R. bieti was positively correlated with the ratio of crude protein to neutral detergent fibre (CP/NDF) and negatively correlated with condensed tannins (CT). Results from the study also showed that the primary food items eaten by R. bieti in summer had higher CP and lower CT than in winter. Zoo Biol 30:296-307, 2011.
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://159.226.149.26:8080/handle/152453/9601]
专题	昆明动物研究所_兽类生态与进化
作者单位	1.Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, China 2.Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China 3.College of Life Science, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, Yunnan, China 4.The Nature Conservancy, China Programme, Kunming, China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Li XY[*],Yang SJ,Yang Y. Food habits of Rhinopithecus bieti as assessed by fecal analysis at Mt. Longma, Southwest China[J]. ZOO BIOLOGY,2011,30(3):296-307.
APA	Li XY[*],Yang SJ,&Yang Y.(2011).Food habits of Rhinopithecus bieti as assessed by fecal analysis at Mt. Longma, Southwest China.ZOO BIOLOGY,30(3),296-307.
MLA	Li XY[*],et al."Food habits of Rhinopithecus bieti as assessed by fecal analysis at Mt. Longma, Southwest China".ZOO BIOLOGY 30.3(2011):296-307.