CICASP | Center for International Collaboration and Advanced Studies in Primatology

Research

Primates are important herbivores in many ecosystems. They are not only influenced by the plants they eat but also influence the ecosystem through eating plants. I am interested in how the properties of food influence the digestion of primates. Meanwhile, I am also interested in the ecological impact of primates. Since I become a student at PRI, I have been focusing on the effects of diet composition, and dietary toughness on chewing and digestion in Japanese macaques. In my future studies, I plan to investigate how the feeding behavior of white-headed langurs influences the plant community in their habitat.

• Primate feeding ecology
• Fecal particle size of primates.
• Ecosystem engineering in primates
• Japanese macaques and white-headed langurs

Background

• 2022 - Present: Post-doc, Chinese Academy of Sciences
• 2019 - 2022: Doctor of Science, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University.
• 2017 - 2019: Master of Science, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University.
• 2015 - 2016: Intern, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University.
• 2012 - 2016: Bachelor of science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou.

Selected Publications

•He, Tianmeng, Wanyi Lee, and Goro Hanya, Effects of Diet and Age–Sex Class on the Fecal Particle Size of Wild Japanese Macaques (Macaca Fuscata Yakui), American Journal of Primatology, 83 (2021), e23245 <https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23245>
•He, Tianmeng, Takeaki Honda, Yosuke Kurihara, and Ghislain Thiery, Variation in Chewing Efficiency of Yakushima Japanese Macaque (Macaca Fuscata Yakui), American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 171.1 (2020), 110–19 <https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.23955>

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