Ever since Darwin, questions about humans have driven sexual selection research. While
studies of other organisms are often justified as useful for improving understanding of …

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

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 …

In various respects anthropology has developed along paths leading into isolation. It no
longer should hesitate to stake clear claims for all of primatology, now that the comforting old …

Highlights•Male gibbon morning calls conform to Zipf's law of brevity and Menzerath's
law.•The most common notes being shortest in duration.•Longer sequences are made up of …

Gibbons are highly territorial and have two key areas within these territories. The core area
in which we find all sleeping trees and the trees from which the gibbons duet and the wider …

Gibbons are generally reported to live in small socially monogamous family groups in which
both sexes disperse when they reach maturity. For the first time, we documented the …

All views expressed within are the authors' alone unless attributed otherwise and do not
necessarily reflect the opinion of Fauna & Flora International, Conservation International or …

Many gibbon species are threatened with extinction, including the endangered northern
yellow-cheeked crested gibbon, Nomascus annamensis. Assessing gibbon populations and …

The Cao Vit gibbon (Nomascus nasutus) was rediscovered in 2002 in Vietnam and then in
2006 in China. This is the only known population with about 110 individuals located along …