Why does Rhinopithecus bieti prefer the highest elevation range in winter? A test of the sunshine hypothesis.

Why does Rhinopithecus bieti prefer the highest elevation range in winter? A test of the sunshine hypothesis.

Environmental factors that affect spatiotemporal distribution patterns of animals usually include resource availability, temperature, and the risk of predation. However, they do not explain the counterintuitive preference of high elevation range in winter by the black-and-white snub-nosed monkey (Rh...

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Main Authors: Rui-Chang Quan, Guopeng Ren, Jocelyn E Behm, Lin Wang, Yong Huang, Yongcheng Long, Jianguo Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3168501?pdf=render

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