supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82021001 and 31825018 to Q.S., 32370658 to Y.M.,82001372 to X.Y.);National Key Research and Development Program of China (2022YFF0710901);National Science and Technology Innovation2030 Major Program (2021ZD0200900) to Q.S.;Shanghai Pujiang Program (22PJ1407300);Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2030 Initiative (WH510363001-7) to Y.M。
Understanding gene expression variations between species is pivotal for deciphering the evolutionary diversity in phenotypes. Rhesus macaques(Macaca mulatta, MMU)and crab-eating macaques(M. fascicularis, MFA) serve as...
supported by the Major Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82090051,81871442);Outstanding Member Project of Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Y201930)。
Quantification of behaviors in macaques provides crucial support for various scientific disciplines,including pharmacology,neuroscience,and ethology.Despite recent advancements in the analysis of macaque behavior,rese...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31530068,31770415);Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(SCU2021D006)。
The genus Macaca serves as an ideal research model for speciation and introgressive gene flow due to its short period of diversification(about five million years ago)and rapid radiation of constituent species.To under...
This work was partly supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2020YFC0842000);National Science and Technology Major Projects of Infectious Disease Funds(2017ZX10304402,2018ZX10301406-003);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U1802284,U1902210);National Resource Center for Non-Human Primates。
Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19),which is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus(SARS-CoV-2),has become an unprecedented global health emergency.At present,SARS-CoV-2-infected nonhuman primates are ...
This study was supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences-World Academy of Sciences(CAS-TWAS)President’s PhD Fellowship Program to L.K.,Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program(2019QZKK0501);National Key Research and Development Plan(#2017YFC0505202)China.R.C.K.was supported in part by the Office of Research Infrastructure Programs(ORIP)of the National Institutes of Health through Grant Number P51OD010425 to the WaNPRC.L.K.was supported by the Rufford Small Grants(17666-1)of Rufford Foundation,UK partly for fieldworks;We thank the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation and Department of Forest and Soil Conservation of the Government of Nepal for research permission,and our field assistants for their support in the field.
Phylogenetic relationships within the sinica-group of macaques based on morphological,behavioral,and molecular characteristics have remained controversial.The Nepal population of Assam macaques(Macaca assamensis)(NPAM...
partly supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U1802284; 81471620,81671627,81771770,81571606);13th Five-Year Key Scientific and Technological Program of China(2017ZX10304402-002-004,2017ZX10202102-001-005,2018ZX10301101-002-003,2018ZX10301406-003);Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(ZDRW-ZS-2016-4)
Microbial translocation is a cause of systemic immune activation in HIV/SIV infection. In the present study, we found a lower CD8+ T cell activation level in Macaca leonina (northern pig-tailed macaques, NPMs) than in...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81571607);Beijing Natural Science Foundation(7162136);Ministry of Science and Technology(2017ZX10202102003005,2015BAI08B03)of China
Rhesus macaques(Macaca mulatta) and cynomolgus macaques(Macaca fascicularis) are frequently used in establishing animal models for human diseases. To determine the differences in gut microbiota between these species, ...
supported in part by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31772475; 31672307;31401981; 31372215)
In some non-human primates, infants function as a social tool that can bridge relationships among group members. Infants are a desired commodity for group members, and mothers control access to them. The biological ma...
supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China(31670400,31672285,31660616);Guangxi Natural Science Foundation(2015GXNSFDA139013);Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection,Ministry of Education,China;Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Animal Ecology,Guangxi Normal University
Comparative studies of sympatric species are essential for understanding behavioral and ecological adaptation as well as the mechanisms that can reduce resource competition to allow coexistence. Francois' langurs (T...
partly supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81471620;81671627;81571606;81601808;81172876;U0832601);the National Basic Research Program of China(2012CBA01305);the 13th Five-Year Key Scientific and Technological Program of China(2017ZX10304402-002-004;2017ZX10202102-001-005);the National Key Research & Development(R&D)Plan(2016YFC1201000)
Parasites can increase infection rates and pathogenicity in immunocompromised human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients. However, in vitro studies and epidemiological investigations also suggest that parasites mig...