China is facing an unprecedented set of challenges in balancing the effects of economic
development and global climate change with environmental protection and maintaining …

A growing global human population, habitat conversion, and the indiscriminate exploitation
of natural resources have created unsustainable demands on nature, resulting in …

We describe a species of Hoolock gibbon (Primates: Hylobatidae) that is new to science
from eastern Myanmar and southwestern China. The genus of hoolock gibbons comprises …

Song coordination is a universal characteristic of human music. Many animals also produce
well-coordinated duets or choruses that resemble human music. However, the mechanism …

Although many species are threatened by hunting or resource extraction from indigenous
human communities, traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) of local communities has the …

Gibbons in China represent the northernmost margin of present day gibbon species
distribution (around N25∘). Compared to tropical habitats, northern gibbon habitats are …

Abstract Knowledge of primate evolutionary history from the Late Miocene to the present in
East Asia is necessary to develop a conservation strategy for primates today and future. This …

Aim Species ranges in mountain areas may shift both horizontally and altitudinally, resulting
from climate change and anthropogenic impact. Two hypotheses (the abundant centre …

Mutualistic and antagonistic plant–animal interactions differentially contribute to the
maintenance of species diversity in ecological communities. Although both seed dispersal …

Abstract Knowledge of habitats and food distribution patterns of Hainan gibbon (Nomascus
hainanus) is essential for developing an effective conservation management for the …