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Interannual variation in food choice of white-headed langur inhabiting limestone forests in Fusui, south-west Guangxi, China
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  • Shiyi Lu,
  • Ting Chen,
  • Zhonghao Huang,
  • Youbang Li,
  • Changhu Lu
Shiyi Lu

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Zhonghao Huang
Guangxi Normal University
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Changhu Lu
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Abstract

Food habits are important factors for wild nonhuman primates’ environment adaptation. White-headed langurs (Trachypithecus leucocephalus) are endemic to the limestone forest and face to the habitat fragmentation, which have to adjust the food habits to adapt the special environment. In this study, we compared the dietary data for white-headed langurs living in Chongzuo White-headed Langur National Nature Reserve over two separate study periods to evaluate interannual variations in diet. Our results indicated that young leaves were the preferred major food for the langur. The plant parts consumption pattern was similar between the two separate study periods. The consumption of young leaves was varied with the availability of young leaves, whereas the consumption of mature leaves was negative correlated with the young leaf’s availability. The consumption of plant species and diet diversity varied in the two separate study periods, which were higher in 2013 than 2016. In both 2013 and 2016, the diet diversity varied with the consumption of mature leaves, but negative correlated with the consumption and availability of young leaves. Dietary interannual variation probably linked to the phenology variations, or probably mean that the white-headed langurs has a flexible ecological adaptation coping with habitat fragmentation.
17 Sep 2020Submitted to Ecology and Evolution
21 Sep 2020Submission Checks Completed
21 Sep 2020Assigned to Editor
22 Sep 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
29 Jan 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
01 Feb 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
12 Apr 20211st Revision Received
13 Apr 2021Submission Checks Completed
13 Apr 2021Assigned to Editor
13 Apr 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
13 Apr 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
21 Apr 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
03 May 20212nd Revision Received
04 May 2021Submission Checks Completed
04 May 2021Assigned to Editor
04 May 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
05 May 2021Editorial Decision: Accept