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Chemical Cues Identify Gender and Individuality in Giant Pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2003
The Giant panda communicates with conspecifics by depositing a mixture of volatile compounds (called scent marks) on trees and rocks. Using mass spectrometry, we identified 951 chemical components from scent glands, urine, vaginal secretions, and scent marks made by pandas.
Lee, Hagey, Edith, MacDonald
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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.
Y, Jin, W, Lin, S, Huang, C, Zhang, T, Pu, W, Ma, D, Lin   +6 more
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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.
Martin Dehnhard, Thomas B. Hildebrandt, Cathleen Meerheim, Iain Valentine, Frank Göritz   +4 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.
Qinggang, Xu, Xinming, Zhang, Ning, Han, Jianxin, Shou, Rong, Hou, Zhihe, Zhang, Hongwu, Bian, Muyuan, Zhu   +7 more
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ANESTHESIA IN CAPTIVE GIANT PANDAS (AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA) WITH MEDETOMIDINE-KETAMINE

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
One male and one female giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) from a Belgian zoo were anesthetized on eight different occasions over a course of 4 yr for electro-ejaculation (n = 3) or artificial insemination (n = 5). Medetomidine (0.03-0.04 mg/kg) and ketamine (2.5-3 mg/kg) were administered by intramuscular remote injection.
Tim, Bouts, Polly, Taylor, Desheng, Li, Frank, Gasthuys, Alicia, Quiévy, Stijn, Schauvliege   +5 more
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cDNA cloning and expression of ghrelin in giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Molecular Biology Reports, 2009
Ghrelin is an endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor. It plays an important role in stimulating growth hormone secretion, food intake, body weight gain and gastric motility. cDNA sequences coding for ghrelin precursor protein (prepro-ghrelin) were isolated from the stomach of a giant panda.
Qinggang, Xu, Hongwu, Bian, Ning, Han, Rong, Hou, Zhihe, Zhang, Muyuan, Zhu   +5 more
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SERUM TRACE NUTRIENT VALUES IN FOUR CAPTIVE GIANT PANDAS (AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 2019
Trace nutrients have been shown to play important health roles in both domestic and wild animals, but there has been little investigation into their values and effects in giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). The goal of this study was to obtain serum vitamin and mineral values in a group of healthy, captive giant pandas (n = 4).
Daniel C, Cutler, Heidi, Bissell, Chengdong, Wang, Sam, Rivera   +3 more
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Immobilization of wild giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) with dexmedetomidine–tiletamine–zolazepam

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 2016
To assess the effects and utility of dexmedetomidine combined with tiletamine and zolazepam (dexMTZ) to immobilize the wild giant panda.Prospective clinical study.Seven giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), five males and two females, aged 7-20 years and weighing 69.2-132.9 kg.Once an animal was located, prior data on the individual was reviewed and ...
Yipeng, Jin, Yanchao, Qiao, Xiaobin, Liu, Tianchun, Pu, Hongqian, Xu, Degui, Lin   +5 more
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Ailuropoda melanoleuca (Giant Panda)

Trends in Genetics, 2020
Fuwen, Wei, Huizhong, Fan, Yibo, Hu
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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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