同域分布黑叶猴和熊猴的活动时间分配比较

2005年9月至2006年8月,在广西弄岗国家级自然保护区选择一群黑叶猴和两群熊猴作为观察对象,采用瞬时扫描取样法收集相关的行为数据.通过比较两种灵长类活动时间分配的数据来探讨食物资源在时间和空间分布上的差异对两种灵长类动物活动时间分配的影响.结果表明:休息在黑叶猴的活动时间分配中所占比例明显高于熊猴; 熊猴用于移动的时间比例明显高于黑叶猴.两种灵长类采取不同的策略以应对喜食食物的季节性短缺.当旱季嫩叶和果实的可获得性降低时,黑叶猴明显增加用于移动和觅食的时间比例,相应减少用于休息的时间.与此相反,熊猴明显减少用于移动的时间比例,相应地增加用于社会性理毛的时间比例.分析表明,食物的可获得性以及食物组成的差异可能是影响同域黑叶猴和熊猴活动时间分配差异的重要因素.     

广西西南部熊猴对石山森林的利用

栖息地利用直接反映灵长类适应环境或应对环境变化所采取的行为策略,是了解和评估物种适应能力与进化潜力的重要途径.石山森林是一类特殊的生境,栖息在石山森林中的灵长类动物可能展现出独特的适应策略.为了解熊猴(Macaca assamensis)对石山森林的利用策略,2012年9月至2013年8月采用瞬时扫描法对广西弄岗国家级...     

喀斯特石山生境中熊猴的雨季食物组成

开展食物组成研究为人们了解灵长类对栖息地的反应提供了很好的途径,对深刻理解动物的行为可塑性及适应性具有重要意义。猕猴属(Macaca)为果食性灵长类,但是不同种类的食性差异很大;即使便同一物种,其不同地理种群也因其栖息环境不同,食物组成存在差异。一般说来,热带地区的种类比生活在较高纬度的种类采食更多的果实。于2012年7—9月,采用瞬时扫描法对广西弄岗自然保护区石山中的两群熊猴(Macaca assamensis)进行了跟踪和观察,对猴群的雨季食物组成及其日时段变化规律进行了研究。结果表明:研究期间熊猴共采食45种植物,其中乔木30种,灌木3种,藤本11种,草本1种。平均每月采食植物22.3种。嫩叶和果实是熊猴的主要食物,分别占食物组成的52.4%和46.1%(其中未成熟果实占21.3%,成熟果实占24.8%)。另外,花占食物组成的0.9%,成熟叶和其它部位分别占0.3%。石山特有植物芸香竹(Bonia saxatilis)的嫩叶提供了43.8%的食物。9种主要植物分别占食物组成的2%,共为猴群提供了85.5%的食物。分析还发现熊猴并不是严格按照环境中的植物生物量来选择食物。嫩叶在弄岗熊猴的食物中的比例高于其他地理种群,而果实低于其他地理种群,这可能与喀斯特石山中果实的丰富度和可利用性较低有关。熊猴一天中不同时间段的食物组成并不相同,主要表现在:熊猴上午时间段对成熟果实和总果实的采食比例高于下午时间段,而嫩叶的采食比例低于下午时间段。另外,不同时间段的食物组成受外界温度的影响,表现为温度与嫩叶的觅食比例成正比,与成熟果实和总果实的觅食比例成反比。这可能与猴群采取的能量平衡策略有关。对熊猴的食物组成的日时段变化规律进行首次报道,研究结果将有助于深入理解熊猴对喀斯特石山生境的适应策略。     

弄岗熊猴的活动节律和活动时间分配

2005年9月至2006年9月,采用瞬时扫描取样法,在弄岗国家级自然保护区对野生熊猴(Macaca assamensis)进行了连续跟踪观察,收集相关的活动节律和活动时间分配的数据,通过分析其与气候及食物组成的关系,从中探讨影响熊猴活动节律及活动时间分配的因素。研究结果发现:在熊猴的日活动节律中,觅食活动表现为逐渐增强的趋势,最高峰值出现在下午15:00,休息活动在中午出现一个小的高峰;其日活动节律表现出明显的季节性差异,主要表现为旱季大部分时间段的觅食强度均高于雨季,且早上7:00-10:00出现一段长时间的休息,而雨季里长时间的休息则发生在中午12:00-14:00;在活动时间分配上,熊猴平均花费39.6%时间用于休息,33.2%用于移动,18.3%用于摄食,5.1%用于理毛,2.4%用于玩耍,1.4%用于其他行为,其活动时间分配也表现出明显的季节性差异;与雨季相比,在旱季熊猴明显增加用于觅食的时间,而相应地减少用于休息的时间,活动时间分配的季节性变化明显与食物组成的变化有关;在不同年龄组个体间,青少年猴花费更多的时间用于玩耍,而用于休息和理毛的时间明显少于成年猴。     

熊猴存在TRIM5/TRIMCyp杂合子基因型

缺乏合适的动物模犁是制约艾滋病研究取得重大突破的关键瓶颈之一.细胞内的抗病毒蛋白被称为限制因子.研究不同灵长类动物抗HIV-1宿主限制因子的存在形式及作用机制对建立合适AIDS灵长类动物模型有十分重要的意义.TRIM5α是哺乳动物细胞中一种重要和关键的限制因子,它以物种依赖的方式限制包括HIV-1在内的逆转录病毒的感染.TRIM5-CypA融合基因是存在于新大陆猴与旧大陆猴中的一种独特的TRIM5基因形式.为了研究不同灵长类动物TRIM5基因的存在方式,该文对熊猴、藏婀猴、红面猴及中闰恒河猴4个物种共110只灵长类动物进行了TRIM5-CypA融合模式的研究.首次发现熊猴也存在TRIM5-CypA基因融合现象.熊猴TRIMCyp融合基因形成模式类似于北平顺猴TRIMCyp融合基因模式,即CypA假基因的cDNA序列通过逆转座方式插入到TRIM5基凶的3'-UTR区域.基因序列分析表明,该基因与北平顶猴相应基因序列高度相似;并且其TRIM5内含子6的3'-剪接位点也相应存存G-to-T突变现象(G/T).这提示熊猴也极有可能像北平顶猴一样表达TRIM5-CypA融合蛋白,从而导致熊猴可能跟北平顶猴一样可能被HIV-1感染.因此,熊猴极有希望成为一种新的HIV/AIDS灵长类动物模型.     

滇金丝猴的行为谱及PAE编码系统

2012年6月到2013年3月,在云南白马雪山国家级自然保护区响古箐区域,依据以"姿势-动作-环境"(Posture-act-environment,PAE)为轴心、以行为生态功能为依据的PAE编码系统,对滇金丝猴的行为进行分类和系统编码并构建PAE行为谱。分辨并记录了滇金丝猴的14种姿势、82种动作及143种行为,描述了各种行为的相对发生频次与性别、年龄的关系。与川金丝猴相比,滇金丝猴的行为有些不同,这可能与两者生活环境的差异有关。     

广西熊猴体内一种三日型猴疟原虫的研究

猴疟原虫对于研究人类疟疾的基础理论和防治具有重要意义。1975年秋,我们在广西产的一只熊猴(Macaca assamensis)体内发现了自然感染的猴疟原虫,并对其形态和生活史作了实验观察。兹将结果作一报道。     

中国熊猴的分类整理

本文通过查看国内收藏的标本对M.assamensis进行了分类整理,认为M.a.coolidgei的亚种地位应予恢复,滇西地区熊猴可能代表一个新类群。通过t检验,滇南和越南等地与滇西北和西藏东南部等地熊猴头骨的某些特征表现出显著或极显著差异。作为区分coolidgei与assamensis的指标:coolidgei体型较小,肩背毛较短,35—75mm,背毛环纹略显或不明显,0—2环,体色更为灰暗;assamensis体型较大,肩背毛较长,85—110mm,背毛环纹明显,3—4环。     

中国大鲵繁殖前期的冲凉行为及其意义

为揭示和探讨中国大鲵(Andrias davidianus)繁殖前期的冲凉行为及其意义,在仿生态养殖环境条件下,采用定时定点观察法和全事件记录法,对中国大鲵冲凉行为的过程及姿势进行了观察记录,进而研究了冲凉行为与年龄、求偶行为之间的关系。结果表明,雄性成鲵表现出冲凉行为,冲凉过程包括冲凉试探、姿势调整、冲凉和离开等4个阶段;冲凉姿势可分为头部冲凉、躯干冲凉、尾部冲凉、移动冲凉、环抱冲凉、贴壁冲凉和抬头冲凉等7种;雄性成鲵的冲凉行为与求偶行为之间存在极显著的正相关。本文认为,雄性成鲵可能通过冲凉行为来促进精巢的发育,进而通过求偶行为达到自然配对并成功繁殖、最终实现种族延续的目的。     

灵长类淋巴细胞亚群的研究——Ⅱ.猕猴外周血淋巴细胞的非特异性酯酶活性

以酸性α——醋酸萘酯酶(ANAE)染色表明,恒河猴外周血涂片和淋巴细胞悬液片的ANAE阳性率分别为82.9±5.9％和84.6±4.2％熊猴、豚尾猴和红面猴也均在85％左右。用E_(AET)(AET处理过的绵羊红细胞)、ZYC(酵母多糖补体复合物)分别与ANAE一起进行双标记,或三者混合标记,发现T细胞、B细胞和裸细胞中分别有95.5±1.8％、52.8±13.0％和78.7±9.2％为ANAE阳性。提示ANAE染色并不能作为这些动物的特异性的T细胞鉴定方法。     

Locomotion and feeding postures of spider and howling monkeys: field study and evolutionary interpretation

Field observations demonstrate clear differences in locomotion and feeding postures between spider monkeys (Ateles) and howling monkeys (Alouatta). When feeding, Ateles employs sitting postures approximately half the time, and a variety of suspensory postures using the tail the other half. Ateles moves quadrupedally during 52% of locomotion, by tail-arm suspension 25%, and various mixed support-suspensory modes the remainder. Tail-arm suspension is practiced more rapidly on thinner supports, and on more negatively inclined supports than is quadrupedal movement. Howlers do not locomote by tail-arm suspension: movement is almost entirely quadrupedal and is slower than that of spider monkeys. The positional behavior of spider monkeys fits closely recent views of major adaptive changes in hominoid evolution emphasizing brachiation and speed during travel. Howler locomotion and also tissue composition appear related to diet and digestive mechanisms.     

Primates in perspective. Review of “Order Primates,” pp. 352–450 in Walker's Mammals of the World, 4th Edition,by Ronald M. Nowak and John L. Paradiso. Baltimore and London,The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1983, 1362 pp., two-volume set, $65

This study examines the positional and activity behavior of a captive slow loris, Nycticebus coucang. The male individual was housed in a primate facility providing a seminatural environment and was subjected to a series of videotape recordings from which 1,878 point observations were taken. The enclosure was designed to allow maximum flexibility of substrate use. Quantitative information detailing activity, positional mode, and substrate geometry was collected using a checklist of 15 variables. Data were tabulated and compared as frequency distributions to describe activity budgets, the use of locomotor and postural modes, and the relation of posture to activity behavior and substrate geometry. The results indicated that almost 90% of the active day may be devoted to behaviors directly or indirectly related to dietary functions. For locomotor behavior, both climbing and walking were associated with the use of diagonal couplets. The loris devoted 52% of its positional behavior to postural modes, favoring the quadrupedal stand, triplets, and sitting. Suspension was found to be used more often in posture than locomotion. Overall, the loris's repertory of positional modes accommodated a wide range of substrate geometries.     

Food availability,temperature, and day length drive seasonal variations in the positional behavior of white‐headed langurs in the limestone forests of Southwest Guangxi,China

Information on positional behavior contributes to the understanding of the ecological adaptation mechanisms in animals. We collected data on the positional behavior of white‐headed langurs (Trachypithecus leucocephalus) at the Guangxi Chongzuo White‐Headed Langur National Nature Reserve from September 2016 to August 2017 via instantaneous scan sampling method. This study aimed to examine the importance of positional behavior flexibility in limestone forests characterized by seasonal variations in climate and food resources. Our results indicated that langurs adopted leaping (47.92% ± 5.50%) and vertical climbing (40.13% ± 6.20%) as their predominant locomotor modes and sitting (83.08% ± 4.70%) as their predominant posture. Their positional behavior exhibited marked seasonal variations. More specifically, langurs used quadrupedal walking more frequently during the dry season than during the rainy months. In the stationary state, they sat more frequently during the dry season, whereas they laid and suspended more often during the rainy season. Their positional behavior was affected by fruit availability, day length, and temperature. Quadrupedal walking increased with the decrease in fruit availability, whereas leaping was positively correlated with fruit availability. Moreover, sitting was positively correlated with average temperature but negatively correlated with day length. Lying was also negatively correlated with temperature but positively correlated with day length. We conclude that white‐headed langurs adapt to limestone forests with positional behavior flexibility in response to seasonality. Our research provides evidence of the effects of food availability, ambient temperature, and day length on the positional behavior of white‐headed langurs, highlighting the need to understand their behavioral ecology and the influence of ecological factors on behavioral adaptation.     

Positional behavior,selective use of habitat substrate and associated non-positional behavior in free-rangingColobus guereza (Rüppel, 1835)

Positional behavior (posture and locomotion), associated social/maintenance behaviors and selective utilization of available habitat structure were recorded for free-rangingColobus guereza occupying a remant montane forest near Limuru, Kenya. This research design focuses on relationships between anatomy, behavior, and the environment and provides a framework for interpreting adaptations inColobus. Quantitative analyses show daily activity patterns. These monkeys spend most of their time in above branch postural activities, primarily in sitting postures. Locomotion accounts for less than one-fifth of positional behavior. In both postural and locomotor sequences, the forelimbs may be placed above the shoulder complex, often in abducted positions. Suspensory positional behavior is rare. Most activity occurs within Zone II, flexible branches of medium diameter and less than 45° in grade. Selective use of the substrate and preferred positional modes are related to variables such as social/maintenance activities, weight distribution of the link system and substrate configuration. These data suggest that, (a) black and white colobus do not exhibit behavior associated with so-called “semibrachiation” and (b) bio-behavioral adaptations involving foraging and feeding strategies may account, in part, for observed morphological differences among Old World monkeys.     

Positional behavior of Siberian chipmunks (Tamias sibiricus) in captivity

Arboreal and semi-arboreal mammals have remarkably diverse positional behavior and associated morpho-functional adaptations related to the three-dimensional nature of their arboreal habitat. In this context, we investigated the positional behavior of captive Siberian chipmunks (Tamias sibiricus), small bodied semi-arboreal sciurids, in an aviary-type wire-mesh cage containing both terrestrial and arboreal supports. We sampled four adult individuals during a five-month period using focal animal sampling every 30 s. Results showed that animals preferred 8–10 cm horizontal supports and always avoided vertical supports. Locomotion occurred on both terrestrial and 8–10 cm arboreal supports whereas postural behavior occurred primarily on 8–10 cm arboreal supports. Quadrupedal walk dominated during locomotion, and occurred primarily on terrestrial horizontal supports, as is observed for other squirrels. The predominance of quadrupedal locomotion is consistent with the postcranial morphology of chipmunks. In contrast, clawed locomotion occurred on wire mesh and on >13 cm arboreal vertical supports. Finally, pronograde and orthograde sitting, both on 8–10 cm arboreal supports and on terrestrial supports, were the predominant postures, implying general predisposition to selection of stable postures on stable supports for food item manipulation and ingestion.     

Positional behavior of long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in northern Sumatra

Although the majority of extant primates are described as "quadrupedal," there is little information available from natural habitats on the locomotor and postural behavior of arboreal primate quadrupeds that are not specialized for leaping. To clarify varieties of quadrupedal movement, a quantitative field study of the positional behavior of a highly arboreal cercopithecine, Macaca fascicularis, was conducted in northern Sumatra. At least 70% of locomotion in travel, foraging, and feeding was movement along continuous substrates by quadrupedalism and vertical climbing. Another 14-25% of locomotion was across substrates by pronograde clambering and vertical clambering. The highest frequency of clambering occurred in foraging for insects, and on the average smaller substrates were used in clambering than during quadrupedal movement. All postural behavior during foraging and feeding was above-substrate, largely sitting. Locomotion across substrates requires grasping branches of diverse orientations, sometimes displaced away from the animal's body. The relatively low frequency of across-substrate locomotion appears consistent with published analyses of cercopithecoid postcranial morphology, indicating specialization for stability of limb joints and use of limbs in parasagittal movements, but confirmation of this association awaits interspecific comparisons that make the distinction between along- and across-substrate forms of locomotion. It is suggested that pronograde clambering as defined in this study was likely a positional mode of considerable importance in the repertoire of Proconsul africanus and is a plausible early stage in the evolution of later hominoid morphology and locomotor behavior.     

Seasonal variation in the positional behavior of red howling monkeys (Alouatta seniculus)

Recent studies on the positional behavior of primates reveal that significant seasonal variation occurs in both locomotion and postures that is related to changes in diet and foraging techniques. Howling monkeys (genusAlouatta), which also have a seasonally varied diet, are predicted to have correspondingly varied positional behaviors. Two groups of red howling monkeys were studied in a primary rain forest in French Guinana during the dry and wet seasons. During the dry season, when howler diet is based mainly on leaves, howlers traveled more frequently by quadrupedal walking on large supports, a mode of progression that is probably inexpensive energetically and relatively stable. During feeding, quadrupedal and tripedal stand contributed considerably, a posture probably associated with the equal distribution of leaves within a tree crown. In contrast, during the wet season, when fruit was abundant, howlers fed very frequently by sitting on large supports, probably because fruit consumption required more time for special manipulation. However, most seasonal changes in feeding postures, and in travel and feeding locomotion, were difficult to associate directly with dietary shifts. These behavioral changes may be more highly correlated with slight modifications in microhabitat use (horizontal and vertical daily ranges, similar and alternative arboreal pathways) that are not considered in this paper.     

Program of the fifty-sixth annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists to be held in New York City Vista International Hotel April 2–5, 1987

Male orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) weigh about twice as much as females. Observations in northern Sumatra of adults of both sexes (one male, three females) feeding in the same trees reveal the effects of body size dimorphism on feeding behavior: The male tended to use larger branches than the females, and to employ above-branch postures (sitting and standing) with greater frequency. The females employed suspensory under-branch postures more often. When feeding techniques were variable, the male tended to pull in branches to detach food with the mouth, whereas the female plucked more fruit by hand. By controlling for postcranial morphology and habitat structure, these results provide the first rigorous quantitative test of predictions about the effects of body size on primate positional behavior, and raise further questions about sexual diethism in feeding postural behavior of primates of varying absolute size.     

不同体位对严重肥胖者血氧饱和度的影响

目的:探讨不同体位对严重肥胖者血氧饱和度的影响。方法:16名平均体重指数(BMI)为40±5肥胖者和16名年龄匹配的正常体重者被纳入研究。分别在不同体外下(坐位、仰卧位、侧卧位)对所有参与者进行动脉血气监测。结果:肥胖者于坐位时动脉Pa O_2为75±4 mm Hg,Pa CO_2为37±3 mm Hg;仰卧位时动脉Pa O_2为62±5 mm Hg,Pa CO_2为47±5 mm Hg;侧卧位时Pa O_2为73±3 mm Hg,Pa CO_2为39±2 mm Hg;而正常体重者无明显变化。结论:严重肥胖者于平卧位时更容易出现低氧及高碳酸血症。