The Natural History of the Doucs and Snub-Nosed Monkeys

Abstract

Part 1 Evolution and systematics: the evolution of the doucs and snub-nosed monkeys and the phyletic unity of the odd-nosed monkeys, N.G. Jablonski classification and distribution of the extant subspecies of golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana), Y.-X. Wang et al mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequences of langurs - evolutionary inference and conservation relevance, Y.-P. Zhang and O.A. Ryder. Part 2 Anatomy: the integument of the odd-nosed colobines, G. Chaplin and N.G. Jablonski mandibular morphology of the doucs and snub-nosed monkeys in relation to diet, N.G. Jablonski et al the morphology of the gastrointestinal tract of Pygathrix nemaues (Linnaeus, 1771), J.M. Caton. Part 3 Ecology and behaviour: ecology and behaviour in snub-nosed and douc langurs, R.C. Kirkpatrick natural history of douc langurs, L.K. Lippold preliminary observations on the ecology and behaviour of the Tonkin snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus avunculus) in Northern Vietnam, R. Boonratana and X.C. Le ecology and behaviour of the Guizhou snub-nosed langur (Rhinopithecus brelichi), with a discussion of the socioecology in the genus, W. Bleisch and J.-H. Xie selected nutrient analysis of plants in the diet of the Guizhou snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus brelkichi), W. Bleisch et al preliminary survey of the home range and ranging behaviour of golden monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) in Shennongjia National Natural Reserve, Hubei, China, Y.-J. Su et al preliminary survey of the social organization of Rhinopithecus roxellana in Shennongjia National Natural Reserve, Hubei, China, R.-M. Ren et al time budgets of the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey (Thinopithecus bieti), Y.-C. Long et al. Part 4 Conservation: primate conservation in Vietnam, L.K. Lippold and V.N. Thanh conservation status and prospects of the snub-nosed langurs (Colobinae - Rhinopithecus), R.-M. Ren et al conservation of Tonkin snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus avunculus) in Vietnam, R. Boonratana and X.C. Le maintenance and breeding of Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti) in captivity, W.-Z. Ji et al appendix - toward a gazetteer of the snub-nosed and douc langurs, R.C. Kirkpatrick.