Coexistence Patterns of Sympatric Black-and-white Snub-nosed Monkeys and Rhesus Monkeys in Baimaxueshan National Nature Reserve, Yunnan, China
Xin Niu1, Xuelan Fang2, Sang Ba3, Yihao Fang1,4, Davide Fornacca1,7, Kun Tan1,4, Yanpeng Li1,4,5*, Zhipang Huang1,4,5* and Wen Xiao1,4,5,6,7
1Institute of Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan 671003, China.
2Key Laboratory for Conserving Wildlife with Small Populations in Yunnan, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China.
3Baimaxueshan National Nature Reserve Administrative Bureau, Diqing, Yunnan 674500, China.
4Yunling Black and White Snub-Nosed Monkey Observation and Research Station of Yunnan Province, Dali, Yunnan 671003, China.
5International Centre of Biodiversity and Primates Conservation, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan 671003, China.
6The Provincial Innovation Team of Biodiversity Conservation and Utility of the Three Parallel Rivers Region from Dali University, Dali, Yunnan 671003, China.
7Collaborative Innovation Center for Biodiversity and Conservation in the Three Parallel Rivers Region of China, Dali, Yunnan 671003, China.
Xin Niu and Xuelan Fang contributed equally to the work.
Fig. 1.
Research area and camera trap layout in Baimaxueshan National Nature Reserve, Yunnan.
Fig. 2.
Time interval frequency of the sympatric appearance of Rhinopithecus bieti and Macaca mulatta in Baimaxueshan National Nature Reserve, Yunnan, China.
Fig. 3.
The altitudinal spectrum in which Rhinopithecus bieti and Macaca mulatta were captured in Baimaxueshan Mountain National Nature Reserve, Yunnan.
Fig. 4.
Spatial-temporal niche utilization by Rhinopithecus bieti and Macaca mulatta in Baimaxueshan National Nature Reserve, Yunnan, China.
Fig. 5.
Group size differentiation of two sympatric primate species recorded by camera traps installed in Baimaxueshan National Nature Reserve, Yunnan, China A, the whole altitudinal spectrum; B, C and D, 3100m, 3300 and 3500m, respectively.