Abstract: | We examined time allocation by Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys Rhinopithecus roxellana in the montane,temperate and highly seasonal forests of the Shennongjia Nature Reserve in China,in order to improve our understanding of the ecological and social influences on monkey behavior.We collected data on activity budgets in relation to food availability in a group of monkeys from July 2003 to September 2004(except February 2004),using instantaneous scan samples.The monkeys spent 36.21% of daytime moving(n=21,269 reco... |