Seasonal Change in Activity Rhythms and Time Budgets of Tibetan Macaques
Activity rhythms and time budgets are important to understand behavioral variability and adaptation in primates because animals normally use a behavioral adjustment as a preferential choice in response to environmental changes. Therefore, we observed a group of un-provisioned Tibetan macaques (<i...
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| description | Activity rhythms and time budgets are important to understand behavioral variability and adaptation in primates because animals normally use a behavioral adjustment as a preferential choice in response to environmental changes. Therefore, we observed a group of un-provisioned Tibetan macaques (<i>Macaca thibetana</i>) in Tianhu Mountain County Nature Reserve, Mount Huangshan, Southern Anhui, China. We used the instantaneous scan sampling method to collect behavioral data on their activity rhythms and time budget. The results showed that Tibetan macaques have two foraging peaks (9:00–10:00 and 14:00–15:00) and a resting peak at 12:00–13:00. They spent 31.96% resting, 28.59% foraging, 26.96% moving, 6.90% grooming, and 5.59% other. The total time of foraging and moving per month significantly and positively correlated with fruits and buds and negatively correlated with leaves. Different sexes and age groups demonstrated different activity time budgets, with adult males, adult females, and young macaques spending most of their time resting, grooming, and playing, respectively. We elucidated the effects of different environmental conditions on Tibetan macaques and their behavioral adaptation strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-66679516245a4610b08c8b597f35103a2023-11-23T15:06:33ZengMDPI AGBiology2079-77372022-08-01119126010.3390/biology11091260Seasonal Change in Activity Rhythms and Time Budgets of Tibetan MacaquesJie Zhou0Wen-Bo Li1Xi Wang2Jin-Hua Li3School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, ChinaSchool of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, ChinaSchool of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, ChinaSchool of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, ChinaActivity rhythms and time budgets are important to understand behavioral variability and adaptation in primates because animals normally use a behavioral adjustment as a preferential choice in response to environmental changes. Therefore, we observed a group of un-provisioned Tibetan macaques (<i>Macaca thibetana</i>) in Tianhu Mountain County Nature Reserve, Mount Huangshan, Southern Anhui, China. We used the instantaneous scan sampling method to collect behavioral data on their activity rhythms and time budget. The results showed that Tibetan macaques have two foraging peaks (9:00–10:00 and 14:00–15:00) and a resting peak at 12:00–13:00. They spent 31.96% resting, 28.59% foraging, 26.96% moving, 6.90% grooming, and 5.59% other. The total time of foraging and moving per month significantly and positively correlated with fruits and buds and negatively correlated with leaves. Different sexes and age groups demonstrated different activity time budgets, with adult males, adult females, and young macaques spending most of their time resting, grooming, and playing, respectively. We elucidated the effects of different environmental conditions on Tibetan macaques and their behavioral adaptation strategies.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/11/9/1260activity rhythmtime budgetTibetan macaques (<i>Macaca thibetana</i>)temperature and food factors |
| spellingShingle | Jie Zhou Wen-Bo Li Xi Wang Jin-Hua Li Seasonal Change in Activity Rhythms and Time Budgets of Tibetan Macaques Biology activity rhythm time budget Tibetan macaques (<i>Macaca thibetana</i>) temperature and food factors |
| title | Seasonal Change in Activity Rhythms and Time Budgets of Tibetan Macaques |
| title_full | Seasonal Change in Activity Rhythms and Time Budgets of Tibetan Macaques |
| title_fullStr | Seasonal Change in Activity Rhythms and Time Budgets of Tibetan Macaques |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seasonal Change in Activity Rhythms and Time Budgets of Tibetan Macaques |
| title_short | Seasonal Change in Activity Rhythms and Time Budgets of Tibetan Macaques |
| title_sort | seasonal change in activity rhythms and time budgets of tibetan macaques |
| topic | activity rhythm time budget Tibetan macaques (<i>Macaca thibetana</i>) temperature and food factors |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/11/9/1260 |
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