太行山猕猴研究进展与展望

猕猴广泛分布于从阿富汗到泰国和中国南部的亚洲地区.分布于中国的猕猴有6个亚种.太行山猕猴为猕猴华北亚种Macaca mulatta tcheliensis,系中国所特有,目前仅分布于河南、山西两省交界的太行山和中条山南端地区,为世界野生猕猴分布最北的种群.自20世纪80年代初期开始,学者们在数量与分布、形态学(包括普通形态学、骨骼系统形态学)、生态学、微观生物学、疾病、实验技术等方面,对太行山猕猴展开了研究.本文对已有的研究成果进行了综述,并提出了今后亟待开展的研究工作,以期能有助于对这一珍稀物种的有效保护.     

国内涉及非圈养猕猴的旅游区现状调查

猕猴（Macaca mulatta）是自然分布最广泛的非人灵长类,因其行为多样且表情丰富,不仅是动物园和野生动物园等处常见的观赏动物,亦是诸多旅游区的重要观赏资源。近年来,国内不时有引入猕猴开展旅游活动的相关新闻报道,但猕猴相关旅游现状尚不清楚。本研究以“猕猴”和“旅游”“景区”“保护区”及“森林公园”等为关键词,利用“百度”搜索引擎进行检索,检索时间设为2000年1月至2021年10月,提取包括猕猴观赏地的行政区域、类别、猕猴来源和状态、引入猕猴年份和数量等信息,旨在了解国内猕猴观赏旅游现状,为猕猴资源保护与管理提供依据。结果表明：1）共检索到164处猕猴观赏区,分布于全国20个省级行政区,冠以“景区”“森林公园”“保护区”和“旅游区”的地区分别有97、36、20和11处;2）猕猴自然分布的观赏区有105处,明确为引入猕猴的有53处,而来源不详的有6处,其中,北京、山东、江苏及河北的23处观赏区内猕猴均为人为引入;3）20世纪80和90年代便有地区开始引入猕猴,2005年至2010年引入猕猴的观赏区最多,达16处;4）在已知的引入猕猴观赏区中,仅13处有明确的猴源输出地,其中包括3处引自猕猴来源较复杂的河南新野猕猴繁殖场。本研究提示,国内猕猴观赏活动在一定程度上改变了猕猴的自然分布格局。建议野生动物管理部门对涉及猕猴观赏项目建立分级审批制度,尤其是针对引入猕猴开展旅游活动的项目应先开展生态安全评估。     

成年太行山猕猴肱骨与锁骨的初步研究

本项研究对成年太行山猕猴的肱骨（３３例）及锁骨（２９例）进行了全面测量及观察,计算了５项指数。对太行山猕猴、滇南猕猴、川西猕猴、湘鄂猕猴的肱骨、锁骨和桡骨有关测量指标及指数进行聚类分析,分析结果表明：与其他３个猕猴亚种相比,太行山猕猴肱骨与锁骨的形态结构更适应于地面上的活动,说明其在地上活动较多,在树上活动较少。     

华南地区人口压力增长对猕猴（Macacaspp．）分布的影响

通过研究本世纪初和现今两个历史时期华南地区猕猴分布、人口和耕地变化发现,猕猴在本世纪初为随机分布,现今已为聚集分布．在现今生产力水平下,１８０人·ｋｍ－２是猕猴分布限量．本世纪初区内有猴分布的县（市）为６１％,现今仅为２３．４７％．２１世纪３０年代前后预计尚余１５．２％县（市）仍有猴分布,主要分布在湘西北、桂西及湘、桂、粤交界的南岭一带,琼西南尚余少数．     

太行山猕猴的食性

猕猴 (Ｍａｃａｃａｍｕｌａｔｔａ)是世界上地理和生态地位分布最广泛的非人灵长类。我国是唯一的地跨热带、亚热带、暖温带均有猕猴分布的国家。直到1987年 ,亚洲最北部的猴群在河北兴隆绝灭以后[12 ] ,自然分布于河南省与山西省交界处的太行山及中条山南段的猕猴就成为亚洲猕猴分布的最北界 ,位于Ｎ35°11'～ 35°17',Ｅ112°0 3'～ 112°33',地处暖温带。经 1981年以来的调查研究发现 ,太行山猕猴在形态、生理、生态等方面与其它地区的猕猴不同 ,是最具研究意义的种群[5] 。猕猴同其它动物一样 ,通过食物与其它动物 ,周围环境及人类物质…     

灵长类（除猕猴属外）在中国的分布

本文从动态动物地理学观点对中国灵长类(不包括猕猴)的分布进行了分析,提出:(1)中国灵长类自更新世时的分布呈现向南退缩的总趋势,并随气候的变迁而波动,晚更新世向南退缩最为明显;(2)根据Jablonski等认为,我国特有种金丝猴的不连续分布,是由于青藏高原抬升的影响。作者总结了迄今所知的金丝猴生态地理分化特点,对此假说未提出异议,(3)由于除猕猴以外的我国灵长类生态上与森林环境有密切联系,而森林被破坏直接对灵长类在我国分布区的缩小与岛状断裂影响最大,近期可能绝灭的地点甚多。     

五只笼养猕猴群体等级结构及对笼舍区域利用情况

为了解动物园笼养猕猴的社会等级结构及其对笼舍不同区域利用率,从2017年4月至2018年3月利用瞬时扫描取样法（5 min间隔）,对都匀市西山公园的M1（成年雄猴）、F1（成年雌猴）、F2（青年雌猴）、F3（青年雌猴）和F4（幼年雌猴）5只笼养猕猴的攻击、屈服行为发生频次及其所处笼舍A（高空区）、B（休息区）、C（丰容区）、D（笼底区）和E区（前笼区）的次数进行研究。结果表明,该猴群社会等级顺位从高到低是M1﹥F1﹥F2﹥F3﹥F4;在笼舍中猕猴对C区全年利用率最高,依次减少的是B、D、E和A区;不同性别猕猴对A、B和D区的利用率具有显著差异（P<0.05）;不同年龄段猕猴对A、B和D区的利用率差异显著（P<0.05）;不同季节猕猴对各区域的利用率无显著差异。研究说明猕猴等级结构与年龄、性别和亲缘关系有关,对笼舍各区域利用率与性别和年龄因素有关、与季节无关。     

太行山猕猴颅容量与颅骨其他变量的相关性研究

在现生哺乳动物中,灵长类不仅因为其行为机制的复杂性,更因其与人类的近缘性,而受到诸多研究领域的重视。其生存的第一需要就是取食,不同的食物特性总是与头颅的形状变化有关系(Ｓｈｅａ,1983),而颅形的变化必然会与颅容量或脑的体积变化相联系。有关的研究在太行山猕猴尚属空白。太行山猕猴目前仅分布于太行山南段和中条山部分地区,是目前我国分布最北的野生猕猴种群。初步研究表明,太行山猕猴在形态生态行为和遗传等方面与其他亚种均有明显差异(宋朝枢等,1996;薛德明等,1998)。基于保护其生物多样性的考虑,本文对太行山猕猴颅容量与颅骨其…     

太行山猕猴颅骨的形态学及多变量研究

对２１例成年太行山猕猴颅骨的主要形态特征进行了描述和测量,并进行了初步的统计学分析。结果表明,成年太行山猕猴颅骨在耳点间宽（Ｘ１３）、上面宽（Ｘ１９）、左眶宽（Ｘ２７）、右眶宽（Ｘ２８）、两眶宽（Ｘ３７）等变量间存在显的性别差异。与湘鄂、闽粤猕猴颅骨有关变量相比,有显的不同。３个猕猴种群的聚类分析结果显示,湘鄂、闽粤猕猴种群间的生物学距离相对较近,而太行山猕猴与前二种种群间的距离均较远。太行山     

云南东南部发现竹茎兰及其植物地理学意义

对兰科竹茎兰（Tropidia nipponica）进行了形态学研究和生态生境调查。它分布于中国台湾和日本琉球群岛,而今发现于云南麻栗坡。作为在中国大陆的新记录种,对其植物地理意义进行了讨论。     

Current Status of Macaca mulatta in Taihangshan Mountains Area, Jiyuan, Henan, China

Primatologists have classified rhesus macaques of the Taihangshan Mountains area as Macaca mulatta tcheliensis, a subspecies confined to China. The northernmost area of its distribution is in the southern part of the Taihangshan Mountains, which includes a National Nature Reserve established in 1998. To investigate the current status of the subspecies, we surveyed the population and distribution of macaque groups in Jiyuan, Henan, China. In addition, we investigated habitat preferences and the food items foraged by macaques during winter and early spring. The results show that: 1) ca. 2100 macaques currently inhabit the Taihangshan Mountains National Nature Reserve, mainly in Jiyuan; 2) fragmentation of habitats of rhesus macaques have become severe in recent years; and 3) food resources are very poor during the long winter and the early spring. Macaques in the Taihangshan Mountains feed mainly on seeds, twigs, and bark and the eggs of some insects.     

Multivariate comparison of the forelimb between stump-tailed and rhesus macaques.

Rhesus macaques and stump-tailed macaques are sympatric in western Yunnan (China), coexisting or occupying habitats that show little difference. This paper tests hypotheses based on theoretical expectation from the differing biomechanical demands of terrestrial and arboreal quadrupedalism in stump-tailed macaques and rhesus macaques, respectively. Individuals of these two macaque taxa were markedly separated by the first two principal components and discriminant analyses based on 18 variables of the upper limb. The rhesus macaques appear to be more adapted for arboreal quadruped habits because of elongation of the clavicle and forearm, a larger humeral head and greater midshaft sagittal diameters of the radius and ulna.     

Sleeping site selection of Francois’s langur (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Trachypithecus francoisi</Emphasis>) in two habitats in Mayanghe National Nature Reserve,Guizhou, China

Sleeping site selection is an important aspect of the behavioral biology of primates. Comparison of different habitats for the same species in this context enhances understanding of their adaptation to altered environments. We collected data on sleep-related behaviors for 6 groups of Francois’s langur (Trachypithecus francoisi) in two habitats, in Mayanghe National Nature Reserve, Guizhou, China. Regardless of habitat, all sleeping sites were located in areas of steep terrain of ≥60°. In undisturbed habitat, sleeping sites were located only in evergreen broadleaf forest with rock caves and crevices surrounded mainly by a vegetation layer of shrub + rock. In disturbed habitat, sleeping sites were also located in mixed evergreen and deciduous broadleaf forest and in grassland, including rock caves, crevices, and pits, surrounded mainly by arbor + shrub and shrub + rock. Wild food availability was higher in undisturbed habitat than disturbed habitat, but food abundance around sleeping sites was lower. Water sources included river and seasonal gully or pond. There was strong positive correlation between use of sleeping sites away from the river valley and occurrence of seasonal water sources. The number of sleeping sites varied across groups, numbering 6, 7, and 10 for three specific groups. Few sleeping sites were used all year round. Six consecutive nights was the longest recorded run. Francois’s langurs’ sleeping habits differed between two habitats. In undisturbed habitat, minimizing predation risk appeared to predominate, expressed by choosing steep terrain, open visual field, and inconspicuous presleeping behavior. In disturbed habitat, along with predation avoidance, food resources may strongly influence sleeping site selection, as demonstrated by the richer food abundance and greater foraging activity around the site. Finally, water resources may influence choice of sites distant from the river; such sites were used less frequently during water shortages.     

Genetic characterization of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) in Nepal

Indian-origin rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) have long served as an animal model for the study of human disease and behavior. Given the current shortage of Indian-origin rhesus, many researchers have turned to rhesus macaques from China as a substitute. However, a number of studies have identified marked genetic differences between the Chinese and Indian animals. We investigated the genetic characteristics of a third rhesus population, the rhesus macaques of Nepal. Twenty-one rhesus macaques at the Swoyambhu Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, were compared with more than 300 Indian- and Chinese-origin rhesus macaques. The sequence analyses of two mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) loci, from the HVS I and 12 S rRNA regions, showed that the Nepali animals were more similar to Indian-origin than to Chinese-origin animals. The distribution of alleles at 24 short tandem repeat (STR) loci distributed across 17 chromosomes also showed greater similarity between the Nepali and Indian-origin animals. Finally, an analysis of seven major histocompatibility complex (MHC) alleles showed that the Nepali animals expressed Class I alleles that are common to Indian-origin animals, including Mamu-A*01. All of these analyses also revealed a low level of genetic diversity within this Nepali rhesus sample. We conclude that the rhesus macaques of Nepal more closely resemble rhesus macaques of Indian origin than those of Chinese origin. As such, the Nepali rhesus may offer an additional resource option for researchers who wish to maintain research protocols with animals that possess key genetic features characteristic of Indian-origin rhesus macaques.     

The Hand That Feeds the Monkey: Mutual Influence of Humans and Rhesus Macaques (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Macaca mulatta</Emphasis>) in the Context of Provisioning

Historically, humans and other primates (primates henceforth) have coexisted across cultures and contexts, and many primate populations use anthropogenic food sources as their main or supplementary food. While primates may actively forage for such food, they are also directly provisioned by humans in many regions. Ethnoprimatology views humans and primates as cohabitants of integrated socioecological spaces who mutually influence each other’s ecologies and social lives. We contextualized provisioning of primates by humans within an ethnoprimatological framework and examined if the availability of anthropogenic food affected primate diets or the amount of time primates spent in anthropogenic habitats and whether primates influenced the human act of provisioning. To this end, we used scan sampling on a group of rhesus macaques across a year, and conducted interviews with 86 people who paused at a nearby tea shop for refreshments. We found that the macaques’ consumption of natural resources and dietary diversity decreased, and they spent more time in human-modified habitats when provisioned food was available. We also found that particular behaviors of the provisioned macaques stimulated provisioning by humans. Our findings show that provisioning influences macaque feeding ecology and habitat use, and that the behavior of the macaques themselves drives people to provide them with food subsidies, illustrating a complex web of interactions between the sympatric species.     

水獭的研究与保护现状

目前世界上水獭数量的急剧下降已引起广泛关注.从水獭的分布、生境选择、食性以及种群动态方面综述了近年来世界有关水獭的生态学与保护研究进展,探讨了水獭的保护现状及存在的问题,并结合实际情况提出了对水獭保护的建议.     

Predation of artificial nests by introduced rhesus macaques (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Macaca mulatta</Emphasis>) in Florida,USA

Native throughout Asia, rhesus macaques are believed to have the widest native range of any non-human primate and are capable of adapting to an extensive diversity of habitats. Rhesus macaques have caused environmental degradation in introduced habitats, including decreasing bird populations through nest predation. In the 1930s, rhesus macaques were intentionally introduced into what is today Silver Springs State Park (SSSP), central Florida, in an effort to increase tourism. Our objective was to determine whether introduced rhesus macaques in SSSP would consume eggs presented in artificial nests. We used camera traps adjacent to 100 open-cupped artificial bird nests baited with quail eggs near the Silver River. Nests were placed in shrubs and left in the field site for 12 days, representative of the incubation period of native passerine species. Twenty-one nests were depredated by rhesus macaques, nine by nest predators other than macaques, and five nests by an unidentified predator. Nests were more likely to be depredated by macaques when located in areas of high macaque relative abundance. This study suggests introduced rhesus macaques may influence nest predation rates of native bird species in natural areas.     

The locus encoding an oligomorphic family of <Emphasis Type="Italic">MHC-A</Emphasis> alleles (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Mane-A</Emphasis>*06/<Emphasis Type="Italic">Mamu-A</Emphasis>*05) is present at high frequency in several macaque species

Several macaques species are used for HIV pathogenesis and vaccine studies, and the characterization of their major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I genes is required to rigorously evaluate the cellular immune responses induced after immunization and/or infection. In this study, we demonstrate that the gene expressing the Mane-A*06 allele of pig-tailed macaques is an orthologue of the locus encoding the Mamu-A*05 allele family in rhesus macaques. Analysis of the distribution of this locus in a cohort of 63 pig-tailed macaques revealed that it encodes an oligomorphic family of alleles, highly prevalent (90%) in the pig-tailed macaque population. Similarly, this locus was very frequently found (62%) in a cohort of 80 Indian rhesus macaques. An orthologous gene was also detected in cynomolgus monkeys originating from four different geographical locations, but was absent in two African monkey species. Expression analysis in pig-tailed macaques revealed that the Mane-A*06 alleles encoded by this locus are transcribed at 10- to 20-fold lower levels than other MHC-A alleles (Mane-A*03 or Mane-A*10). Despite their conservation and high prevalence among Asian macaque species, the alleles of the Mane-A*06 family and, by extension their orthologues in rhesus and cynomolgus monkeys, may only modestly contribute to cellular immune responses in macaques because of their low level of expression.     

Evidence for balancing selection acting on KIR2DL4 genotypes in rhesus macaques of Indian origin

The interaction of killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) and their respective major histocompatibility complex (MHC) ligands can alter the activation state of the natural killer (NK) cell. In both humans and rhesus macaques, particular types of non-classical MHC class I molecules are predominantly expressed on the trophoblast. In humans, human leukocyte antigen G has been demonstrated to act as a ligand for KIR2DL4, present on all NK cells, whereas Mamu-AG may execute a similar function in rhesus macaques. During primate evolution, orthologues of KIR2DL4 appear to have been highly conserved, suggesting strong purifying selection. A cohort of 112 related and unrelated rhesus macaques of mostly Indian origin were selected to study their KIR2DL4 genes for the occurrence of polymorphism. Comparison of the proximal region provided evidence for strong conservative selection acting on the exons encoding the Ig domains. As is found in humans, in the Indian rhesus macaque population, two different KIR2DL4 entities are encountered, which differ for their intra-cellular signalling motifs. One genotype contains a complex mutation in the distal region of exon 9, which negates a serine/threonine kinase site. Furthermore, both allelic entities are present in a distribution, which suggests that balancing selection is operating on these two distinct forms of KIR2DL4. Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.