广西扶绥白头叶猴的欺骗信号_英文_李兆元.pdfVIP

51(2) : 335- 337, 2005 A ct a Zoolog ica S in ica Deceptive signals in white-headed langurs Trachyp it hecus leuco- * cep hal us in Fusui, China 1** 2 LI Zhao-Yuan , M. Elizabeth ROGERS 1. Faculty of Conservation Biology, South est Forestry College, Kunming 650224, China 2. ICAPB, T he University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK * 1** 2 李兆元 M. Elizabeth ROGERS 1. , 650224 2. ICAPB, T he University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK 1997 919989 , ( Tr achyp ithec us leucocep halus ) , , ( ad libit um) , ; , , , , , , , Za- havi, , , , , [ 51 (2) : 335- 337, 2005] T rachyp ithec us leucocep halus Key words White-headed langurs, Tr achyp ithecus le ucocep halus , Communication, Evolution, Intergroup interaction White-headed langurs T rachyp it hecus le uco- and ambiguity decreases ith evolution, hile infor- cep hal us are found on limestone hills in South est mation about the signaler. s internal status is lost Guangxi, China ( Li et al. , 2003) . They live in (Krebs and Davies, 1993) . This provides an oppor- polygynous groups. Young males moved from their tunity for deception by the signaler. Ho ever, Za- native groups into al-l male bands that had no fixed havi ( 1979, 1987) proposed that all reactors are un- home ranges ( Li and Rogers, 2004a) . Breeding der evolutionary selection pressure to detect dishonest males became solitary males after being ousted during signals in their o n interest, so reactors should a-l group take-over. Polygynous groups defend their ays ch