Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Thinh Tien Vu, Paul F. Doherty
Summary: This study utilized mobile smartphones to detect the presence and distribution of the northern yellow-cheeked crested gibbon in Dakrong Nature Reserve, Vietnam, estimating the occurrence probability. The results showed that the area of rich evergreen forest within 1 km of the recording sites was the most important predictor of, and positively correlated with, gibbon occurrence.
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
(2021)
Article
Zoology
Penglai Fan, Xin He, Yuzhao Yang, Xuefeng Liu, Haibo Zhang, Li Yuan, Wu Chen, Dingzhen Liu, Pengfei Fan
Summary: The study found that reproductive and life-history characteristics of the northern white-cheeked gibbons and yellow-cheeked gibbons, such as age at first reproduction and interbirth interval, are crucial for population dynamics and survival. The research revealed different reproductive performances and infant mortality rates in captive female individuals of these two species, suggesting potential implications for conservation efforts.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Anan Zhang, Zhe Li, Dexu Zhang, Runguo Zang, Shirong Liu, Wenxing Long, Yukai Chen, Shuai Liu, Hui Liu, Xuming Qi, Yewang Feng, Zhidong Zhang, Yuan Chen, Hui Zhang, Guang Feng
Summary: This study assessed the differences in food plant diversity between high- and low-altitude habitats of Hainan gibbons and identified the high-altitude forests as the optimal habitat for their survival. The low diversity of large trees in the low-altitude secondary forests highlights the importance of large food plants for the development of secondary lowland rainforest as potential habitats for Hainan gibbons.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Zoology
Mihir Trivedi, Shivakumara Manu, Sanjaay Balakrishnan, Jihosuo Biswas, N. V. K. Asharaf, Govindhaswamy Umapathy
Summary: Information on taxonomy and geographical distribution is crucial for understanding evolution and conservation efforts of a species. A recent study suggests the presence of a new gibbon species, H. leuconedys, in the Mishmi Hills of India, but genetic analysis confirmed that all samples from India belong to H. hoolock. The study estimated gibbon divergence from a common ancestor occurred 8.38 million years ago, and the split between H. hoolock and H. leuconedys happened 1.49 million years ago. These findings will aid in captive breeding programs and conservation efforts for wild populations of these gibbons.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Zoology
Qingqing He, Shasha Yan, Paul A. Garber, Baoping Ren, Xvming Qi, Jiang Zhou
Summary: Hainan gibbons are critically endangered, with only 35 individuals remaining in China's Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park. Their habitat conversion and forest fragmentation have greatly reduced their geographical distribution. The study indicates that the available suitable habitat in Bawangling is insufficient for the future population growth of Hainan gibbons, calling for immediate action to restore habitats and establish ecological corridors.
INTEGRATIVE ZOOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Lu Zhang, Samuel T. Turvey, Colin Chapman, Pengfei Fan
Summary: Establishing protected areas is crucial for reducing biodiversity loss, but many areas lack resources for proper protection. China has increased investment in nature reserves in the past 20 years, showing effectiveness in protecting gibbon habitats but with some reserves losing gibbon populations. Factors like recent establishment, higher elevation, less forest loss, and lower human impact contribute to gibbon survival in reserves. Increased investment and improved management in reserves have not shown a direct correlation with gibbon population trends. Early intervention is key to preventing population decline and extinction.
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Zoology
Susan W. Margulis, Margret Rosa Halfdanardottir
Summary: Sexual dichromatism is evident in gibbons, with adult females undergoing two pelage color changes and showing a significant correlation with estrone-3-glucuronide concentration.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Liangliang Yang, Wenxia Wang, Torsten Wronski, Ping Sun, Kun Jin, Weilu Tang
Summary: High-throughput sequencing technology was used to analyze the composition and diversity of bacterial and fungal communities in the gut of Hainan gibbons in southern China. The study found significant differences in the microbial community composition between different altitude habitats and family groups. Environmental factors were identified as potential causes of the disparities in the microbial flora.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yimeng Li, Yu Bi, Liangliang Yang, Kun Jin
Summary: This study examined the composition and functional differences of the intestinal microbiome of Hainan gibbons at different ages. The results showed that there were differences in the dominant phyla and genus between young and adult gibbons. Additionally, adult gibbons had a higher abundance of genes related to metabolic processes. This study provides important insights into the intestinal microbiome of Hainan gibbons and contributes to their population health monitoring and rejuvenation.
Editorial Material
Microbiology
Sybren de Hoog, Thomas J. Walsh, Sarah A. Ahmed, Ana Alastruey-Izquierdo, Barbara D. Alexander, Maiken Cavling Arendrup, Esther Babady, Feng-Yan Bai, Joan-Miquel Balada-Llasat, Andrew Borman, Anuradha Chowdhary, Andrew Clark, Robert C. Colgrove, Oliver A. Cornely, Tanis C. Dingle, Philippe J. Dufresne, Jeff Fuller, Jean-Pierre Gangneux, Connie Gibas, Heather Glasgow, Yvonne Graeser, Jacques Guillot, Andreas H. Groll, Gerhard Haase, Kimberly Hanson, Amanda Harrington, David L. Hawksworth, Randall T. Hayden, Martin Hoenigl, Vit Hubka, Kristie Johnson, Julianne V. Kus, Ruoyu Li, Jacques F. Meis, Michaela Lackner, Fanny Lanternier, Sixto M. Leal Jr, Francesca Lee, Shawn R. Lockhart, Paul Luethy, Isabella Martin, Kyung J. Kwon-Chung, Wieland Meyer, M. Hong Nguyen, Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, Elizabeth Palavecino, Preeti Pancholi, Peter G. Pappas, Gary W. Procop, Scott A. Redhead, Daniel D. Rhoads, Stefan Riedel, Bryan Stevens, Kaede Ota Sullivan, Paschalis Vergidis, Emmanuel Roilides, Amir Seyedmousavi, Lili Tao, Vania A. Vicente, Roxana G. Vitale, Qi-Ming Wang, Nancy L. Wengenack, Lars Westblade, Nathan Wiederhold, Lewis White, Christina M. Wojewoda, Sean X. Zhang
Summary: The rapid pace of name changes of medically important fungi creates challenges for clinical laboratories and clinicians. Suggestions are made to reduce the number of name changes and provide diagnostic markers. It is recommended to maintain stability at the genus level and report both overarching species and molecular siblings. An open access online database of all medically important fungi names is essential, and new name changes should be reviewed routinely by a standing committee.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Microbiology
Erik Munson, Karen C. Carroll
Summary: Understanding novel prokaryotic taxon discovery and nomenclature revisions is crucial for clinical microbiology laboratory practice, infectious disease epidemiology, and microbial pathogenesis studies. Recent summaries of taxonomic designations and revisions have included changes in several bacterial genera, highlighting the need for further efforts to determine their clinical relevance and support.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Zoology
Michal Hradec, Gudrun Illmann, Petra Bolechova
Summary: This study focuses on the vocal behavior of the Nomascus gibbons in zoos, particularly documenting the calls of the southern yellow-cheeked gibbon in response to involuntary separation. The study found that even an infant was capable of emitting distress calls with similar acoustic structure to older individuals. The separation-induced calls showed a quicker developmental convergence compared to stable vocal patterns specific to species and sex, indicating the gibbons' ability to express distress when separated socially.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Xiaowei Niu, Zhenhua Guan, Wenhe Ning, Xueyou Li, Guozheng Sun, Qingyong Ni, Guoqing Liu, Xuelong Jiang
Summary: This study investigated neighbour-stranger discrimination in western black crested gibbons using vocal signals and examined the effect of intruder type (individual versus group) on this discrimination. The results showed that the gibbons responded more intensively to neighbours and displayed shorter movement delay time and longer counter-singing duration. The intruder type also had a significant influence on the subjects' response intensity, with faster movement velocity and shorter locomotor duration observed towards individual intruders compared to group intruders.
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Remote Sensing
Shengshi Li, Guanjun Wang, Hui Zhang, Yonghua Zou
Summary: This study proposes a fusion method called Swin-UetFuse for infrared and visible images of the Hainan gibbon. Experimental results demonstrate excellent fusion performance, and the infrared and visible image fusion technology of drones provides important reference for the protection of the Hainan gibbons.
Review
Microbiology
Sara D. Lawhon, Claire R. Burbick, Erik Munson, Elizabeth Thelen, Amanda Zapp, Anastasia Wilson
Summary: The study describes the discovery of new taxa in the microbial world of domestic animals in 2022 and discusses the implications of these changes. The newly discovered species include Moraxella nasovis, which causes respiratory disease in sheep, novel members of Campylobacteraceae associated with spotty liver disease in chickens, and diverse organisms from the microbiota of dogs, pigs, honeybees, and other important pollinators. The findings also highlight the presence of diseases in cattle, such as mastitis, endocarditis, orchitis, and endometritis, as well as the identification of a new species, Pseudochrobactrum algeriense, isolated from the mammary lymph nodes of cows.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
