Songtao Guo
Biographic Data
| ID | 5208486 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Songtao Guo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Songtao |
| FAMILY NAME | Guo |
| SIGNATURE | GUO S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northwest University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8291-5487 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Social Rank, Female Competition for Food, and Behavioral Time‐Budgets in the Golden Snub‐Nosed Monkey Rhinopithecus roxellana Multi‐Level Society
Competition within primate groups often translates to a social hierarchy, with high‐rank individuals gaining privileged access to resources, especially food. Golden snub‐nosed monkeys Rhinopithecus roxellana live in a multi‐level society, with multiple one‐male units (OMUs), each containing a single adult male and several females, forming a breeding‐band. High‐rank males have increased access to high‐value foods and spend less time feeding and mo…
Advancing primate surveillance with image recognition techniques from unmanned aerial vehicles
Using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for surveys on thermostatic animals has gained prominence due to their ability to provide practical and precise dynamic censuses, contributing to developing and refining conservation strategies. However, the practical application of UAVs for animal monitoring necessitates the automation of image interpretation to enhance their effectiveness. Based on our past experiences, we present the Sichuan snub‐nosed mon…
Morphometric Study on the Mandible of Colobine Fossil ( Mesopithecus pentelicus ) Found in East Asia, a Comparison With Extant Taxa
A tooth‐bearing mandible fossil of a colobine monkey discovered at Shuitangba, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China, was morphometrically analyzed and compared with extant Asian colobines. Our previous qualitative and quantitative descriptions indicate that it can be safely attributed to Mesopithecus pentelicus , a Miocene fossil colobine widely found in Europe and South Asia. The present research aims to explore fossil association with extant colobines and f…
Promoting Equitable Research Partnerships in Primatology
Sex differences in habitat use, positional behavior, and gaits of Golden Snub-Nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) in the Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China
Macaques in China
Depicting a taxonomic group's evolutionary trajectory as a function of changes in the geographical landscape and its historical distribution is critical for constructing informed conservation strategies. Based on fossil sites from the Pliocene to the Holocene, and historical records since 1175 AD, we established macaques’ dispersal pathways into and through China. These routes include internal pathways starting from the southeast corner of the Qi…
Male social rank and food competition in a primate multi‐level society
OBJECTIVES: Social animals often have dominance hierarchies, with high rank conferring preferential access to resources. In primates, competition among males is often assumed to occur predominantly over reproductive opportunities. However, competition for food may occur during food shortages, such as in temperate species during winter. Higher-ranked males may thus gain preferential access to high-profitability food, which would enable them to spe…
Seasonal variation in diet and nutrition of the northern‐most population of Rhinopithecus roxellana
There is a great deal of spatial and temporal variation in the availability and nutritional quality of foods eaten by animals, particularly in temperate regions where winter brings lengthy periods of leaf and fruit scarcity. We analyzed the availability, dietary composition, and macronutrients of the foods eaten by the northern-most golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) population in the Qinling Mountains, China to understand food ch…
Nutrient Balancing by Captive Golden Snub-Nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
The influence of positive selection and trans-species evolution on DPB diversity in the golden snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
A new conservation strategy for China—A model starting with primates
Although the evolutionary history of primates in China dates to the Eocene, and includes major radiations of lorisids, hominoids, cercopithecines, and colobines during the Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene, extensive human-induced habitat change and deforestation over the past few centuries has resulted in 22 of 25 extant species listed as threatened or endangered, and two species of gibbons extirpated in the last few years. This commentary brie…
The role of kinship in the formation of a primate multilevel society
A small number of mammalian species live in a modular or multilevel society in which several individual social/reproductive units called one‐male units (OMUs) are embedded within a large cohesive band. Factors that affect band composition and stability are poorly understood. In this study we examined the role of kinship in the formation and maintenance of a multilevel society in an endangered population of golden snub‐nosed monkeys ( Rhinopithecu…
Social play behavior in infant Sichuan snub‐nosed monkeys ( Rhinopithecus roxellana ) in Qinling Mountains, China
We describe the development of social play behavior and assess factors influencing the development of play in infant Sichuan snub‐nosed monkeys ( Rhinopithecus roxellana ). Infant snub‐nosed monkeys began to exhibit social play at 3 months of age, when they spent an average 0.89% of time engaging in this behavior (range: 0.7–1.12%). At 6 months of age, there was a significant increase in the proportion of time spent in social play, averaging 9.78…
The mating system of the Sichuan snub‐nosed monkey ( Rhinopithecus roxellana )
This article reports the first genetic study of the mating system of the Sichuan snub‐nosed monkey ( Rhinopithecus roxellana ), an endemic and endangered species in China. The investigation was carried out in a population (WRT) in the Qinling Mountains using data from both field observation and paternity analysis through microsatellite DNA profiling. During a mating season, a male on an average copulated with 5.7 females. Approximately 18% of the…
Diet and activity budget of Rhinopithecus roxellana in the Qinling Mountains, China
Population Structure and Ranging Patterns of Rhinopithecus roxellana in Zhouzhi National Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China
Population Structure and Ranging Patterns of Rhinopithecus roxellana in Zhouzhi National Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China
The role of kinship in the formation of a primate multilevel society
A small number of mammalian species live in a modular or multilevel society in which several individual social/reproductive units called one‐male units (OMUs) are embedded within a large cohesive band. Factors that affect band composition and stability are poorly understood. In this study we examined the role of kinship in the formation and maintenance of a multilevel society in an endangered population of golden snub‐nosed monkeys ( Rhinopithecu…
Diet and activity budget of Rhinopithecus roxellana in the Qinling Mountains, China
Population Structure and Ranging Patterns of Rhinopithecus roxellana in Zhouzhi National Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China
The mating system of the Sichuan snub‐nosed monkey ( Rhinopithecus roxellana )
This article reports the first genetic study of the mating system of the Sichuan snub‐nosed monkey ( Rhinopithecus roxellana ), an endemic and endangered species in China. The investigation was carried out in a population (WRT) in the Qinling Mountains using data from both field observation and paternity analysis through microsatellite DNA profiling. During a mating season, a male on an average copulated with 5.7 females. Approximately 18% of the…
Social play behavior in infant Sichuan snub‐nosed monkeys ( Rhinopithecus roxellana ) in Qinling Mountains, China
We describe the development of social play behavior and assess factors influencing the development of play in infant Sichuan snub‐nosed monkeys ( Rhinopithecus roxellana ). Infant snub‐nosed monkeys began to exhibit social play at 3 months of age, when they spent an average 0.89% of time engaging in this behavior (range: 0.7–1.12%). At 6 months of age, there was a significant increase in the proportion of time spent in social play, averaging 9.78…
The role of kinship in the formation of a primate multilevel society
A small number of mammalian species live in a modular or multilevel society in which several individual social/reproductive units called one‐male units (OMUs) are embedded within a large cohesive band. Factors that affect band composition and stability are poorly understood. In this study we examined the role of kinship in the formation and maintenance of a multilevel society in an endangered population of golden snub‐nosed monkeys ( Rhinopithecu…
The influence of positive selection and trans-species evolution on DPB diversity in the golden snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
A new conservation strategy for China—A model starting with primates
Although the evolutionary history of primates in China dates to the Eocene, and includes major radiations of lorisids, hominoids, cercopithecines, and colobines during the Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene, extensive human-induced habitat change and deforestation over the past few centuries has resulted in 22 of 25 extant species listed as threatened or endangered, and two species of gibbons extirpated in the last few years. This commentary brie…
Seasonal variation in diet and nutrition of the northern‐most population of Rhinopithecus roxellana
There is a great deal of spatial and temporal variation in the availability and nutritional quality of foods eaten by animals, particularly in temperate regions where winter brings lengthy periods of leaf and fruit scarcity. We analyzed the availability, dietary composition, and macronutrients of the foods eaten by the northern-most golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) population in the Qinling Mountains, China to understand food ch…
Nutrient Balancing by Captive Golden Snub-Nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
Macaques in China
Depicting a taxonomic group's evolutionary trajectory as a function of changes in the geographical landscape and its historical distribution is critical for constructing informed conservation strategies. Based on fossil sites from the Pliocene to the Holocene, and historical records since 1175 AD, we established macaques’ dispersal pathways into and through China. These routes include internal pathways starting from the southeast corner of the Qi…
Male social rank and food competition in a primate multi‐level society
OBJECTIVES: Social animals often have dominance hierarchies, with high rank conferring preferential access to resources. In primates, competition among males is often assumed to occur predominantly over reproductive opportunities. However, competition for food may occur during food shortages, such as in temperate species during winter. Higher-ranked males may thus gain preferential access to high-profitability food, which would enable them to spe…
Sex differences in habitat use, positional behavior, and gaits of Golden Snub-Nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) in the Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China
Social Rank, Female Competition for Food, and Behavioral Time‐Budgets in the Golden Snub‐Nosed Monkey Rhinopithecus roxellana Multi‐Level Society
Competition within primate groups often translates to a social hierarchy, with high‐rank individuals gaining privileged access to resources, especially food. Golden snub‐nosed monkeys Rhinopithecus roxellana live in a multi‐level society, with multiple one‐male units (OMUs), each containing a single adult male and several females, forming a breeding‐band. High‐rank males have increased access to high‐value foods and spend less time feeding and mo…
Advancing primate surveillance with image recognition techniques from unmanned aerial vehicles
Using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for surveys on thermostatic animals has gained prominence due to their ability to provide practical and precise dynamic censuses, contributing to developing and refining conservation strategies. However, the practical application of UAVs for animal monitoring necessitates the automation of image interpretation to enhance their effectiveness. Based on our past experiences, we present the Sichuan snub‐nosed mon…
Morphometric Study on the Mandible of Colobine Fossil ( Mesopithecus pentelicus ) Found in East Asia, a Comparison With Extant Taxa
A tooth‐bearing mandible fossil of a colobine monkey discovered at Shuitangba, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China, was morphometrically analyzed and compared with extant Asian colobines. Our previous qualitative and quantitative descriptions indicate that it can be safely attributed to Mesopithecus pentelicus , a Miocene fossil colobine widely found in Europe and South Asia. The present research aims to explore fossil association with extant colobines and f…
Promoting Equitable Research Partnerships in Primatology
Biology (15 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (15 works) · Ecology (12 works) · Animal Behavior and Reproduction (8 works) · Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (8 works) · Demography (8 works) · Zoology (8 works) · Geography (7 works) · Population (7 works) · Animal ecology (6 works)