兽类学报 ›› 2025, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (5): 717-722.DOI: 10.16829/j.slxb.151081

• 研究简报 • 上一篇    

神农架地区川金丝猴对松萝的体内传播初报

覃建庸1, 王琴2,3, 姚辉4, 禹洋2, 向左甫1   

  1. 1 中南林业科技大学林学院, 长沙 410004;
    2 中南林业科技大学生命科学与技术学院, 长沙 410004;
    3 岳阳市岳阳中学, 岳阳 414000;
    4 湖北神农架金丝猴保育生物学湖北省重点实验室, 神农架 442411
  • 收稿日期:2025-03-26 接受日期:2025-07-14 发布日期:2025-09-26
  • 通讯作者: 向左甫,E-mail:xiangzf@csuft.edu.cn
  • 作者简介:覃建庸(1973-),女,本科,实验师,主要从事动植物关系研究.
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(31870509,32171487,32571754)

A preliminary study of endozoochorous lichen dispersal by golden snubnosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) in Shennongjia, central China

QIN Jianyong1, WANG Qin2,3, YAO Hui4, YU Yang2, XIANG Zuofu1   

  1. 1 College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha 410004, China;
    2 College of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha 410004, China;
    3 Yueyang Middle School, Yueyang 414000, China;
    4 Key Lab of Conservation Biology for Shennongjia Golden Monkey, Shennongjia Forest District, Shennongjia 442411, China
  • Received:2025-03-26 Accepted:2025-07-14 Published:2025-09-26

关键词: 川金丝猴, 动物传播, 松萝, 植物扩散, 动植物互作

Abstract: Golden snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) mainly feed on leaves, seeds, and fruits. They may also feed on lichens (Usnea diffracta) as staple food when preferred foods are in shortage. Although studies have shown that R. roxellana is a seed disperser, its role as lichen disperser remains unclear. In this study, we cultured fresh fecal samples from wild populations of R. roxellana from Shennongjia, China in the laboratory. We found green algae and ascomycetes, which are mainly composed of lichens, which implies that R. roxellana is a potential disperser of lichen. By feeding captive golden snub-nosed monkeys lichens labeled with non-toxic plastic tabs, we found that the weighted retention time of lichens was (62. 9 ± 7. 0) h (n = 3), suggesting that R. roxellana may be a potential long-distance disperser of lichens given its longer daily travel distance. Therefore, this study significantly increases our understanding of the ecological role of R. roxellana as seed and lichen dispersal vectors in temperate forests, which may contribute to forest restoration and lichen renewal.

Key words: Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana), Endozoochory, Lichen, Dispersal, Animal-plant interaction

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