The mating system of the Sichuan snub‐nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)

@article{Guo2010TheMS,
  title={The mating system of the Sichuan snub‐nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)},
  author={Songtao Guo and Weihong Ji and Ming Li and Hongli Chang and Baoguo Li},
  journal={American Journal of Primatology},
  year={2010},
  volume={72}
}
This article reports the first genetic study of the mating system of the Sichuan snub‐nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana), an endemic and endangered species in China. The investigation was carried out in a population (WRT) in the Qinling Mountains using data from both field observation and paternity analysis through microsatellite DNA profiling. During a mating season, a male on an average copulated with 5.7 females. Approximately 18% of the females were observed to copulate with more than… 
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