Age–Sex Class Variation in the Activity Budget and Diet of Rhinopithecus bieti in Association with Monthly Temperature

Abstract The energy and nutrient costs associated with body mass, age, and sex can influence variation in primate behavior and diet. However, comparatively little is known about how these factors affect the behavioral and dietary flexibility of Asian colobines in response to intra-annual climate shifts. We collected data on an isolated population of black-and-white snub-nosed monkeys ( Rhinopithecus bieti ) at Mt. Lasha in the Yunling Provincial Nature Reserve, Yunnan, China, using instantaneous