Volume 58, Issue 18

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June 2013

Special Issue: Adaptive Evolution and Conservation Ecology of Wild Animals

25 articles in this issue

Editor’s note

Editorial Open access 10 July 2013 Pages: 2095 - 2096
Summary of phylogeny in subfamily Colobinae (Primate: Cercopithecidae)
XiaoPing Wang
YaPing Zhang
Li Yu
Review Open access 11 January 2013 Pages: 2097 - 2103
Natural selection and adaptive evolution of leptin
Guo Zou
YaPing Zhang
Li Yu
Review Open access 15 January 2013 Pages: 2104 - 2112
MSG is involved in sperm gelatinolytic activity in the prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii
Fan Yang
YeQing Qian
WeiJun Yang
Article Open access 15 January 2013 Pages: 2113 - 2118
MHC II DRB variation and trans-species polymorphism in the golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
MaoFang Luo
HuiJuan Pan
Article Open access 14 March 2013 Pages: 2119 - 2127
Factors influencing the natural regeneration of arrow bamboo in giant panda habitat of the north Minshan Mountains, southwestern China
Bo Li
Man Zhang
XuYu Yang
Article Open access 17 January 2013 Pages: 2128 - 2133
Effect of China’s rapid development on its iconic giant panda
LiFeng Zhu
YiBo Hu
FuWen Wei
Article Open access 22 February 2013 Pages: 2134 - 2139
Isolation and characterization of class I MHC genes in the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
Ying Zhu
DanDan Sun
QiuHong Wan
Article Open access 26 November 2012 Pages: 2140 - 2147
Characterization of MHC class II A genes in Hainan Eld’s deer (Cervus eldi hainanus)
HongYi Liu
HaiQiong Yang
YunFa Ge
Article Open access 09 May 2013 Pages: 2148 - 2153
Molecular phylogenetic evidence that the Chinese viviparid genus Margarya (Gastropoda: Viviparidae) is polyphyletic
LiNa Du
JunXing Yang
David Aldridge
Article Open access 04 February 2013 Pages: 2154 - 2162
Microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA assessment of the genetic diversity of captive Saiga antelopes (Saiga tatarica) in China
ShaSha Zhao
ChaoQun Xu
DeFu Hu
Article Open access 06 May 2013 Pages: 2163 - 2167
FISH of 5S rDNA and telomeric (TTAGGG)_n repeats in normal and translocated populations of the frog Quasipaa boulengeri (Anura, Ranidae)
LiYan Qing
Yun Xia
XiaoMao Zeng
Article Open access 22 February 2013 Pages: 2168 - 2173
Multiple intron gain and loss events occurred during the evolution of Cenp-A gene
XinYu Fan
Li Yu
Ying Li
Article Open access 16 January 2013 Pages: 2174 - 2178
Vocalization during copulation behavior in greater horseshoe bats, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
Ying Liu
Walter Metzner
Jiang Feng
Article Open access 10 April 2013 Pages: 2179 - 2184
Molecular demographic history of the Hainan Peacock Pheasant (Polyplectron katsumatae) and its conservation implications
Jiang Chang
De Chen
ZhengWang Zhang
Article Open access 17 January 2013 Pages: 2185 - 2190
Characterization of major histocompatibility complex DRA and DRB genes of the forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii)
Ling Li
Ying Zhu
QiuHong Wan
Article Open access 27 December 2012 Pages: 2191 - 2197
Complex evolutionary history of the vertebrate sweet/umami taste receptor genes
Ping Feng
HuaBin Zhao
Article Open access 11 May 2013 Pages: 2198 - 2204
Dominance rank of adult females and mating competition in Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) in the Qinling Mountains, China
HaiXia He
HaiTao Zhao
BaoGuo Li
Article Open access 15 January 2013 Pages: 2205 - 2211
Ranging pattern and population composition of Rhinopithecus bieti at Xiaochangdu, Tibet: Implications for conservation
ZuoFu Xiang
Wen Xiao
Ming Li
Article Open access 11 January 2013 Pages: 2212 - 2219
Behavior and adrenal activity in a group of zoo golden snub-nosed monkeys, Rhinopithecus roxellana, following social structure change
XiaoLi Zhang
Xin He
ChangQi Zhao
Article Open access 01 February 2013 Pages: 2220 - 2229
Simultaneous polyandry and heteropaternity in tiger (Panthera tigris altaica): Implications for conservation of genetic diversity in captive populations of felids
Dan Liu
Yue Ma
Jian Wang
Article Open access 26 April 2013 Pages: 2230 - 2236
Behavioral responses of blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) to nonlethal human recreational disturbance
TianYi Jiang
XiaoMing Wang
ZhengHuan Wang
Article Open access 26 April 2013 Pages: 2237 - 2247
Spatial games and the maintenance of cooperation in an asymmetric Hawk-Dove game
JunZhou He
Yue Zhao
RuiWu Wang
Article Open access 06 May 2013 Pages: 2248 - 2254
Biogeographical patterns of the diet of Palearctic badger: Is badger an earthworm specialist predator?
Feng Li
ZhenHua Luo
ZhiGang Jiang
Article Open access 15 January 2013 Pages: 2255 - 2261
Impacts of grassland fence on the behavior and habitat area of the critically endangered Przewalski’s gazelle around the Qinghai Lake
ZhangQiang You
ZhiGang Jiang
David Mallon
Article Open access 23 May 2013 Pages: 2262 - 2268

Volume 58, Issue 18

Editor’s note

Summary of phylogeny in subfamily Colobinae (Primate: Cercopithecidae)

Natural selection and adaptive evolution of leptin

MSG is involved in sperm gelatinolytic activity in the prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii

MHC II DRB variation and trans-species polymorphism in the golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)

Factors influencing the natural regeneration of arrow bamboo in giant panda habitat of the north Minshan Mountains, southwestern China

Effect of China’s rapid development on its iconic giant panda

Isolation and characterization of class I MHC genes in the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Characterization of MHC class II A genes in Hainan Eld’s deer (Cervus eldi hainanus)

Molecular phylogenetic evidence that the Chinese viviparid genus Margarya (Gastropoda: Viviparidae) is polyphyletic

Microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA assessment of the genetic diversity of captive Saiga antelopes (Saiga tatarica) in China

FISH of 5S rDNA and telomeric (TTAGGG)_n repeats in normal and translocated populations of the frog Quasipaa boulengeri (Anura, Ranidae)

Multiple intron gain and loss events occurred during the evolution of Cenp-A gene

Vocalization during copulation behavior in greater horseshoe bats, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

Molecular demographic history of the Hainan Peacock Pheasant (Polyplectron katsumatae) and its conservation implications

Characterization of major histocompatibility complex DRA and DRB genes of the forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii)

Complex evolutionary history of the vertebrate sweet/umami taste receptor genes

Dominance rank of adult females and mating competition in Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) in the Qinling Mountains, China

Ranging pattern and population composition of Rhinopithecus bieti at Xiaochangdu, Tibet: Implications for conservation

Behavior and adrenal activity in a group of zoo golden snub-nosed monkeys, Rhinopithecus roxellana, following social structure change

Simultaneous polyandry and heteropaternity in tiger (Panthera tigris altaica): Implications for conservation of genetic diversity in captive populations of felids

Behavioral responses of blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) to nonlethal human recreational disturbance

Spatial games and the maintenance of cooperation in an asymmetric Hawk-Dove game

Biogeographical patterns of the diet of Palearctic badger: Is badger an earthworm specialist predator?

Impacts of grassland fence on the behavior and habitat area of the critically endangered Przewalski’s gazelle around the Qinghai Lake

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