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Visual Pigment of the Giant Panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Nature, 1973
THE death of the giant panda (‘Chi-Chi’) at London Zoo on July 22, 1972, provided an opportunity for examining the visual pigment of this rare species (Ailuropoda melanoleuca David, 1869). An eye was removed as soon as possible after death, and kept in darkness in a freezer. The following observations were made in Sussex between July 25 and 27.
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Composition and oligosaccharides of a milk sample of the giant panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2003
A milk sample from a captive giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), obtained at 13 days postpartum, contained 7.1% protein, 1.6% carbohydrate, 10.4% lipid and 0.9% ash. The ratio of casein to whey proteins was 5.0:2.1. Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) of the whey protein fraction showed the presence of at least two major ...
Ikichi Arai, Tadashi Nakamura, Koji Imazu, Tadasu Urashima, Hong Zuo, Michihiro Fukushima, Taiji Mizukami, Tatsuko Nakao, Zhiyong Ye, Kongju Wu, Tadao Saito, Tatsudo Senshu   +11 more
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Characterization and Expression ofAiluropoda melanoleucaLeptin (obgene)

Zoological Science, 2010
Leptin, an adipocyte-derived hormone, plays important roles in metabolism and reproduction. In this article, we report the cloning, expression, and identification of the giant panda leptin (gLeptin) gene and its variants. The gLeptin cDNA was 504 bp long, encoding a precursor peptide of 167 amino acids including 21 residues of signal peptide.
Muyuan Zhu, Ning Han, Hongwu Bian, Zhihe Zhang, Qinggang Xu, Qinggang Xu, Xinming Zhang, Rong Hou, Jianxin Shou   +8 more
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Discrimination of face-like patterns in the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca).

Journal of Comparative Psychology, 2008
The black-and-white pattern of the giant panda's (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) fur is a conspicuous signal and may be used for mate-choice and intraspecific communication. Here the authors examined whether they have the perceptual and cognitive potential to make use of this information.
Dagmar Schratter, Eveline Dungl, Ludwig Huber   +2 more
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Ethology and Reproduction of Captive Giant Pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie, 1983
Abstract and SummaryThe activity rhythm, reproductive cycle, and maintenance, social and reproductive behavior of a pair of captive giant pandas were studied at the National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C. Results from this study and the available literature indicate that: Giant pandas are probably nocturnal, although they may be polycyclic in ...
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The complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Gene, 2007
The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the giant panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, was determined by the long and accurate polymerase chain reaction (LA-PCR) with conserved primers and primer walking sequence methods. The complete mitochondrial DNA is 16,805 nucleotides in length and contains two ribosomal RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, 22 ...
Zhihe Zhang, Bisong Yue, Rui Peng, Bo Zeng, Xiuxiang Meng, Fangdong Zou   +5 more
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Dental Abnormalities in Eight Captive Giant Pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in China

Journal of Comparative Pathology, 2012
Dental data from eight adult giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) (four females and four males) were collected at the Beijing Zoo from February 2009 to July 2010. Examination findings were recorded in dental charts. All the pandas had different degrees of tooth wear. Incisors, canines and second premolars had the most abnormalities.
W. Ma, T. Pu, S. Huang, Yipeng Jin, W. Lin, Chi Zhang, D. Lin   +6 more
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Identification of transposable elements of the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) genome

2012 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine Workshops, 2012
Transposable elements are very common in genomes and play and important role in evolution. Recently, using the next generation sequencing technologies more and more non-traditional genomes such as the giant panda are being sequenced. Identifying transposable elements from such species is important for the population and conservation study of those ...
Jin Lin, Justin P. Blumenstiel, Xue-wen Chen, Bo Luo, Jun Huan, Avindra Fernando   +5 more
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Ailuropoda melanoleuca (Giant Panda)

Trends in Genetics, 2020
Fuwen Wei, Yibo Hu, Huizhong Fan
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Chemical Signals in Giant Panda Urine (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

2016
The Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is a conservation reliant endangered species and it is of increasing importance to establish a self-sustaining panda bear population in breeding stations and zoos. However, the major problem of captive breeding is missing motivation in male pandas and/or their inability to achieve intromission.
Iain Valentine, Martin Dehnhard, Frank Göritz, Thomas B. Hildebrandt, Cathleen Meerheim   +4 more
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