Vocal characteristics of the crested ibis Nipponia nippon during the breeding season
GUO Min1;WU Xiao-Min2;REN Jian-She3;ZHANG Jun-Feng3;LI Ya-Wei1;WANG An-Wen1;DING Chang-Qing4;5**1.College of Computer Science;Shaanxi Normal University;Xi'an 710062;China2.Shaanxi Institute of Zoology;Xi'an 710032;China3.Shaanxi Rare Wild Animals Rescuing and Breeding Research Center;Zhouzhi;Shaanxi 710402;China4.Institute of Zoology;Chinese Academy of Sciences;Beijing 100101;China5.College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology;Beijing Forestry University; Beijing 100083;China

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Potential distribution of the endangered spider Macrothele calpeiana(Araneae,Hexathelidae) and the impact of climate warming
Alberto JIMNEZ-VALVERDE**;Jorge M.LOBODepartamento Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva;Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales;c/José Gutiérrez Abascal 2;28006 Madrid;Spain

..............page:865-876

Potential geographical distribution of seven species of marine cetaceans reported in Venezuela,Southeast Caribbean
Romina ACEVEDO GALINDO1;21.Working Group;Gulf of Whales Project;Center for Research and Conservation of Tropical Biodiversity;Caracas;Venezuela2.College of Environmental Sciences;Beijing University;Beijing100871;China

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Activity patterns and time budgets of the Assamese macaque Macaca assamensis in the Longgang Nature Reserve,China
ZHOU Qi-Hai1;WEI Hua1;HUANG Zhong-Hao1;LI You-Bang1;LU Mao-Xing2;HUANG Cheng-Ming1**1.College of Life Sciences;Guangxi Normal University;Guilin 541004;China2.Longgang National Nature Reserve;Nanning 532400;China

..............page:791-799

Baboon Papio ursinus ranging patterns and troop size relative to bark stripping in the Chimanimani Pine Plantations of Zimbabwe
D.GWENZI1;C.A.T.KATSVANGA1;G.T.NGORIMA1;J.F.MUPANGWA2;S.VALINTINE31.Department of Environmental Sciences;Bindura University of Science Education;Post Bag 1020;Bindura;Zimbabwe2.Department of Agriculture;Bindura University of Science Education;Post Bag 1020;Bindura;Zimbabwe3.Border Timbers Limited;Aberdeen Road;Post Office Box 458;Mutare;Zimbabwe

..............page:777-782

Dynamics of sympatric vole populations:influence of interspecific competition
Lowell L.GETZ1**;Arpat OZGUL2;Madan K.OLI2;Joyce E.HOFMANN3;Betty McGUIRE41.Department of Animal Biology;University of Illinois;2113 Lynwood Drive;Champaign;IL 61821;USA2.Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation;University of Florida;110 Newins-Ziegler Hall;Gainesville;FL 32611;USA3.Illinois Natural History Survey;607 E.Peabody Drive;Champaign;IL 81820;USA4.Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology;Cornell University;Corson Hall;Ithaca;NY 14853;USA

..............page:800-811

Morphological variation of the ratmouth barbell Ptychidio jordani from different geographic populations in the Pearl River Basin
ZHAO Jian1;2;ZHU Xin-Ping1**;CHEN Yong-Le1;LIU Yi-Hui1;CHEN Kun-Ci1;ZHENG Guang-Ming11.Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute;Chinese Fishery Academy of Sciences;Guangzhou 510380;China2.College of Life Science and Technology;Shanghai Fisheries University;Shanghai 200090;China

..............page:921-927

Population genetic variations and phylogeography of Pelteobagrus intermedius
QING Ning1;L Feng-Yi3;LIAO Wei-Qun2;ZHAO Jun1;QIU Cheng-Feng11.College of Life Science;South China Normal University;Guangzhou 510631;China2.College of Geographic Science;South China Normal University;Guangzhou 510631;China3.Chenhai Middle School;Shantou 515800;Guangdong;China

..............page:845-852

Genetic diversity of mtDNA D-loop and origin of the Chinese cattle
FANG Xing-Tang1;ZHOU Yan2;CHEN Hong1;2**;CAI Xin2;FANG Nan-Zhu31.Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology;Xuzhou Normal University;Xuzhou 221116;Jiangsu;China2.College of Animal Science and Technology;Northwest A&F University;Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture;Yangling 712100;Shaanxi;China3.Agricultural College;Yanbian University;Longjing 133400;Jilin;China

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TNF-α inhibits differentiation in porcine skeletal myoblast via ERK and MAPK
YU Tai-Yong;PANG Wei-Jun;WU Jiang-Wei;WANG Bo;YANG Gong-SheLaboratory of Animal Fat Deposition and Muscle Development;Northwest A&F University;Shanxi;Yangling 712100;China

..............page:877-883

Effects of vitamin E on interleukin and T cell subsets in the mice treated by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
ZHOU Xian-Qing;WANG Xiao-Hui;XU Jian-Ping;WANG Ying;LU JingDepartment of Laboratory Animal Science;School of Basic Medical Sciences;Capital Medical University;Beijing 100069;China

..............page:884-891

Influences of age on the reproductive success of the crested ibis Nipponia nippon
YU Xiao-Ping1;LU Bao-Zhong1;LU Xi-Rong3;LIU Nai-Fa4**1.College of Life Science;Shaanxi Normal University;Xi'an 710062;China2.Shaanxi National Nature Reserve of the Crested Ibis;Yangxian County 723300;Shaanxi Province;China3.Shaanxi Natural Reserve and Wildlife Administer Station;Xi'an 710082;China4.College of Life Sciences;Lanzhou University;Lanzhou 730000;China

..............page:812-818

Histological responses of marine mussel Mytilus edulis to long-term exposure to sublethal-level of lindane and atrazine
Nahla S.El-SHENAWY1;Richard GREENWOOD2;Ismail M.ABDEL-NABI11.Department of Zoology;Faculty of Science;Suez Canal University;Egypt2.School of Biological Sciences;University of Portsmouth;PO1 2DY;UK

..............page:899-909

Oxidative stress biomarkers and bioconcentration of reldan and roundup by the edible clam Ruditapes decussatus
Ismail M.ABDEL-NABI1;Nahla S.EL-SHENAWY1*;Inas A.TAHA2;Tarak S.MOAWAD11.Department of Zoology;Faculty of Science;Suez Canal University;Ismailia;Egypt2.Toxicological and Microanalytical Research Unit;Faculty of Science;Suez Canal University;Ismailia;Egypt

..............page:910-920

Isozyme variation of Lake Qinghai naked carp Gymnocypris przewalskii(Kessker)from five rivers
MENG Peng1;2;WANG Wei-Ji1;KONG Jie1;LI Xiao-Jing1;2;SHI Jian-Quan31.Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute;Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences;Qingdao 266071;Shandong;China2.Dalian Fisheries University;Dalian 116023;Liaoning;China3.The Rescues Center of Qinghai Lake-Naked Carp;Xining 810016;Qinghai;China

..............page:892-898

Bayesian phylogeny of Fringillinae birds:status of the singular African oriole finch Linurgus olivaceus and evolution and heterogeneity of the genus Carpodacus
Antonio ARNAIZ-VILLENA1;Juan MOSCOSO1;Valentin RUIZ-DEL-VALLE1;Javier GONZALEZ2;Raquel REGUERA1;Michael WINK2;Juan I.SERRANO-VELA11.Department of Immunology;Universidad Complutense;The Madrid Regional Blood Center;28040 Madrid;Spain2.Institut für Pharmazie und Molekulare Biotechnologie-Abteilung Biologie;Universitt Heidelberg;Heidelberg;Germany

..............page:826-834

Molecular phylogeny of entomopathogenic nematodes(Mermi-thidae) inferred from DNA sequences of 18S rDNA,28S rDNA and COI genes
WANG Jiang-Yi;XU Fen;LIU Xu-Sheng;WANG Guo-Xiu**College of Life Sciences;Central China Normal University;Wuhan 430079;China

..............page:835-844

A nonsense mutation of kit in W~(-3Bao) mouse results in dominant spotting phenotype
XUE Zheng-Feng1**;CHEN Bing1;YIN Yuan1;MAO Hui-Hua1;YIN Jun1;YANG Ling1;WU Bao-Jin21.Comparative Medicine Center of Yangzhou University;Yangzhou 225009;Jiangsu;China2.Medical College of Yangzhou University;Yangzhou 225001;Jiangsu;China

..............page:934-938

Seasonal changes of fecal testosterone levels and solicitation frequency in female Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys Rhinopithecus roxellana in the Qinling Mountains
GAO Yun-Fang**;WANG Hui-Ping;LI Bao-GuoCollege of Life Sciences;Northwest University;Xi'an 710069;China

..............page:783-790