title: Habitat Utilization and Feeding Biology of Himalayan Grey Langur (Semnopithecus entellus ajex) in Machiara National Park, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.
abstract: Habitat utilization and feeding biology of Himalayan Grey Langur (Semnopithecus entellus ajex) were studied from April, 2006 to April, 2007 in Machiara National Park, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. The results showed that in the winter season the most preferred habitat of the langurs was the moist temperate coniferous forests interspersed with deciduous trees, while in the summer season they preferred to migrate into the subalpine scrub forests at higher altitudes. Langurs were folivorous in feeding habit, recorded as consuming more than 49 plant species (27 in summer and 22 in winter) in the study area. The mature leaves (36.12%) were preferred over the young leaves (27.27%) while other food components comprised of fruits (17.00%), roots (9.45%), barks (6.69%), flowers (2.19%) and stems (1.28%) of various plant species.
authors.affiliation: World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-Pakistan) AJK Office Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir 13100, Pakistan. riazminhas79@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Riaz Aziz
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Minhas
authors.forename: Khawaja Basharat
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Muhammad Siddique
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Awan
authors.forename: Naeem Iftikhar
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Dar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002520:Cercopithecidae; D016673:Colobinae; D017753:Ecosystem; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D010154:Pakistan; D000068316:Parks, Recreational