The biological mechanisms that underpin primate social evolution remain poorly
understood. Asian colobines display a range of social organizations, which makes them …

Hanuman langur is one of the widely distributed and extensively studied non-human diurnal
primates in India. Until recently it was believed to be a single species-Semnopithecus …

Folivorous primates are typically considered time minimizers because the constraints of their
unique digestive systems require them to spend a large portion of their activity budgets …

It is well established that allogrooming, which evolved for a hygienic function, has acquired
an important derived social function in many primates. In particular, it has been postulated …

The group of langur species in the Himalayan range, comprising Semnopithecus ajax,
Semnopithecus hector and Semnopithecus schistaceus, now proved to be one single …

Dear editor, The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is an under construction
economic corridor between Pakistan and China worth about more than 51.5 billion USD …

High human pressures on Pakistan׳ s Himalayan forests necessitate effective preservation
of representative natural areas. Adjacent to Machiara National Park (MNP, 138 km 2 …

The taxonomy of the Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus spp.), a widely distributed Asian
colobine monkey, has been in a flux for a long time due to much disagreement between …

Banded langur (Presbytis femoralis) is an endangered leaf-eating colobine, found in Johor
and Pahang in Malaysia. However, with less than 500 individuals reported to be surviving in …

Human-black bear (Ursus thibetanus) conflict is one of the major conservation and rural
livelihood issue in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). Mitigation strategies of such conflicts …