Primate Ecology Group —— Publications
- Zhou XM, Xu SX, Yang G, Li M*. 2015. The position of tree shrews in the mammalian tree: Comparing multi-gene analyses with phylogenomic results leaves monophyly of Euarchonta doubtfu. Integrative Zoology, 10：186-198.
- Zhou XM, Wang BS, ……, Li M*. 2014. Whole-genome sequencing of the snub-nosed monkey provides insights into folivory and evolutionary history. Nature Genetics, 46:1303-1310
- Liu G, Walter L, Tang S, Tan X, Shi F, Pan H, Roos C, Liu Z*, Li M. 2014. Differentiated adaptive evolution, episodic relaxation of selective constraints, and pseudogenization of umami and sweet taste genes TAS1Rs in catarrhine primates. Frontiers in Zoology, 11:79.
- Chang ZF, Vigilant L, Liu ZJ, Ren BP, Yang JY, Xiang ZF, Garber P, Li M*. 2014. Male-biased dispersal in the Sichuan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana). American Journal of Primatology, 76:72-83.
- Chen C, Li SZ, Wang BS, Luo MF, Yang YX, Yang G, Li M*. 2014. CATS derived SNPs discovery in the golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellanae). Conservation Genetics Resource, 6: 1-3.
- Yang BH, Ren BP, Chang ZF, Yao H, Yang JY, Li M*. 2014. Major histocompatibility complex and mate choice in a wild polygynous primate: the Sichuan Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana). Integrative Zoology, 9: 598-612.
- Xiang ZF, Yang BH, Yu Y, Yao H, Yang JY, Grueter CC, Li M*. 2014. Males collectively defend their one-male units against bachelor males in a multi-level primate society. American Journal of Primatology, 76: 609-617.
- Liu ZJ, Wang BS, Nadler T, Liu GJ, Sun T, Huang CM, Zhou QH, Zhou J, Wang ZM, Roos C, Li M*. 2013. Relatively Recent Evolution of Pelage Coloration in Colobinae: Phylogeny and Phylogeography of Three Closely Related Langur Species. PLoS One, 8: e61659.
- Li TF, Ren BP, LI DY, Zhu PF, Li M*. 2013. Mothering style and infant behavioral development in Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti) in China. International Journal of Primatology, 34:681–695.
- Xiang ZF, Liang WB, Nie SG, Li M*. 2013. Short Notes on Extractive Foraging Behavior in Gray Snub-nosed Monkeys. Integrative Zoology, 8: 395-399.
- Xiang ZF, Huo S, Xiao W, Li M*. 2013. Ranging Pattern and Population Structure of Rhinopithecus bieti at Xiaochangdu, Tibet: Implications for Conservation. Chinese Science Bulletin, 58：2212-2219
- Luo MF, Liu ZJ, Pan HJ, Yang JY, Li M*. 2012. Balancing Selection and Genetic Drift at MHC Genes in Isolated Populations of Golden Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana). BMC Evolutionary Biology, 12:207.
- Chang ZF, Luo MF, Liu ZJ, Yang JY, Xiang ZF, Li M*, Linda Vigilant. 2012. Human influence on the population decline and loss of genetic diversity in a small and isolated population of Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana). Genetica, 140:105-114.
- Li TF, Ren BP, Li DY, Zhang YB, Li M*. 2012. Maternal Responses to Dead Infants in Yunnan snub-nosed monkey（Rhinopithecus bieti）in the Baimaxueshan Nature Reserve, Yunnan, China. Primates, 53:127–132.
- Chang ZF, Liu ZJ, Li M*, Vigilant L. 2012. Noninvasive genetic assessment of the size and structure of the Shennongjia population of Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana). Chinese Science Bulletin, 57:1135-1141
- Ren BP, Li DY, Garber PA, Li M*. 2012. Fission–Fusion Behavior in Yunnan Snub-Nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti) in Yunnan, China. International Journal of Primatology, 33:1096-1109
- Xiang ZF, Liang WB, Nie SG, Li M*. 2012. Diet and Feeding Behavior of Rhinopithecus brelichi at Yangaoping, Guizhou. American Journal of Primatology, 74: 551-560.
- Ren BP, Li DY, Garber PA, Li M*. 2012. Evidence of allomaternal nursing across one-male units in the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti). PLoS One, 7: e30041.
- Luo MF, Liu ZJ, Pan HJ, Zhao L, Li M*. 2012. Historical geographic dispersal route of golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) and influence of climatic oscillations. American Journal of Primatology, 74:91-101.
- Pan HJ, Shi FL, Sun TT, Chang ZF, Xiang ZF, Liu ZJ, Li M*. 2011. Mitochondrial DNA variation analysis suggests extreme low genetic diversity in Guizhou Snub-nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus brelichi). Chinese Science Bulletin, 24:2541-2544.
- Xiang ZF, Yu Y, Yang JY, Niao MR, Alica K, Li M*. 2011. Does Flagship Species Tourism Benefit Conservation? A Case Study of the golden snub-nosed monkey in Shennongjia National Nature Reserve. Chinese Science Bulletin, 24:2553-2558.
- Ren BP, Li DY, He XM, Qiu JH, Li M*. 2011. Female resistance to invading males increases infanticide in langurs. PLoS One, 6: e18971.
- Zhao L, Zhang J, Liu ZJ, Li M*. 2011. Multiple unrelated long-distance dispersal of the Salangid (Neosalanx taihuensis) during the Pleistocene: a general demographic model for inshore-orientated freshwater fish. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 58:142-147.
- Li DY, Ren BP , Grueter CC, Li BG, Li M*. 2010. Nocturnal sleeping habits of the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey at Xiangguqing in Yunnan, China. American Journal of Primatology, 72: 1092-1099.
- Li DY, Ren BP, Li BG, Li M*. 2010. Range expansion as a response to increasing group size in the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey. Folia Primatologica, 81:315-329.
- Xiang ZF, Nie SG, Chang ZF, Wei FW, Li M*. 2010. Sleeping Sites of Gray Snub-nosed Monkeys, Rhinopithecus brelichi, at Yangaoping, Guizhou. International Journal of Primatology, 31:59-71.
- Ren BP, Li DY, Liu ZJ, Li BG, Wei FW, Li M*. 2010. First evidence of prey capture and meat eating by wild Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys Rhinopithecus bieti in Yunnan, China. Current Zoology, 56:227-231.
- Liu ZJ, Ren BP, Wu RD,Zhao L, Hao YL, Wang BS, Long YC, Wei FW, Li M*. 2009. The effect of landscape features on population genetic structure of Yunnan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti) implies an anthropogenic genetic discontinuity. Molecular Ecology, 18: 3831-3846.
- Xiang ZF, Nie SG, Lei XP, Chang ZF, Wei FW, Li M*. 2009. Current status and conservation of the gray snub-nosed monkey Rhinopithecus brelichi (Colobinae) in Guizhou, China. Biological Conservation, 142: 469-476