In July 2006, the diurnal activity rhythms of 13 heads of captive Qinling golden takin were observed in Shaanxi Provincial Centre for the Breeding and Conservation of Rare Wildlife （SPCBCRW） at daylight （from 9：00 am to 4：00 pm in July）. The behavioral ethnogram was identified through observation at the sampling site, with the behaviors of golden takin recorded at 5 min interval using instantaneous scannable sampling method. The results indicated that the resting of golden takin took an important part in the daylight activities. Meanwhile, drinking and urinating and defecating were 1.92 and 0.54 and 0.92 times per head per day. Ambient temperature had a strong effect on the diurnal activity rhythms of golden takin. The diurnal activity rhymes were affected by ages of the animals effectively, which was expressed through differentiation of the time budgets. Moreover, different individuals in the same population showed some non-synchronously activity rhythms.
In the paper, DNA fingerprinting patterns of common vole (Microtus arvalis) were detected with HindIII, HinfI and microsatellite probe (GTG) 5 .The results showed that legible DNA fingerprints were not produced with HindIII and probe (GTG) 5, however HinfI and probe (GTG)5 produced abundantly informative DNA fingerprints. DNA fingerprints were individual-specific and represented higher polymorphism in number, intensity and distribution bands among individuals. The band-sharing rates (BSR) between individuals were determined by the DNA fingerprints. The average band numbers and average band-sharing rates in fragment length region (FLR) of >2.3 kb were 29.625±5.012 and 0.388±0.083 respectively. Correlative fingerprint-data with the population were calculated from average BSR. In this study, a technical basis is established for application of multilocus DNA fingerprinting in common vole.
