[Physiological adaptations of sichuan golden monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) to high altitude habitat in the Qinling Mountains].
The golden monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) is a special species in China, and possesses the highest altitude habitat (4,167 m) in all kinds of primates. So it is very important to study this monkey how to adapt to such a high and severe habitat. According to our research results in recent years and relative publications, this paper, from digestive, respiratory, blood, circulative and reproductive systems, inquired into the Sichuan golden monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana), a named species for golden monkey, how to adapt to the high altitude habitat in the Qinling Mountains and what was the mechanism of these adaptations.
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Yunfang
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College of Life Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China. gaoyunf@nwu.edu.cn
D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000531:Altitude; D000818:Animals; D016673:Colobinae / Q000502:physiology*; D004063:Digestion; D012098:Reproduction