The Acute Phase Protein Ceruloplasmin as a Non-Invasive Marker of Pseudopregnancy, Pregnancy, and Pregnancy Loss in the Giant Panda [PDF]
, 2011 After ovulation, non-pregnant female giant pandas experience pseudopregnancy. During pseudopregnancy, non-pregnant females exhibit physiological and behavioral changes similar to pregnancy.
AK Anagnostopoulos +56 more
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Chemical Signaling by Giant Pandas to Communicate Sexual Receptivity [PDF]
, 2017 As solitary animals, giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) rely on chemical communication in order to determine reproductive condition of conspecifics. Therefore, we hypothesize certain biogenic volatile compounds affect mating behavior in giant pandas ...
Wilson, Abbey Elaine
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Rapid changes in Atlantic grey seal milk from birth to weaning – immune factors and indicators of metabolic strain [PDF]
, 2017 True seals have the shortest lactation periods of any group of placental mammal. Most are capital breeders that undergo short, intense lactations, during which they fast while transferring substantial proportions of their body reserves to their pups ...
Bawazeer, Sami +6 more
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Elbow Joint Geometry in Bears (Ursidae, Carnivora): a Tool to Infer Paleobiology and Functional Adaptations of Quaternary Fossils [PDF]
Bears are currently represented by eight species among Carnivora. Being all particularly large and generally plantigrade limits to certain extent their functional morphology so that inferences about their past diversification are difficult to achieve. We
Marques De Oliveira, A, Meloro, C
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cDNA Cloning, Overexpression, Purification and Pharmacologic Evaluation for Anticancer Activity of Ribosomal Protein L23A Gene (RPL23A) from the Giant Panda [PDF]
, 2012 RPL23A gene encodes a ribosomal protein that is a component of the 60S subunit. The protein belongs to the L23P family of ribosomal proteins, which is located in the cytoplasm.
Anand +33 more
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Efforts toward understanding dietary components and the reproductive behaviors and limitations of the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) [PDF]
, 2009 Preservation of giant pandas, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, is a worldwide concern. This study was designed to examine dietary and reproductive challenges associated with panda management.
Trueblood, Erin Donivan
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Low major histocompatibility complex class II DQA diversity in the Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) [PDF]
, 2007 © 2007 Zhu et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Fang, Sheng-Guo +4 more
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Age-associated microbiome shows the giant panda lives on hemicelluloses, not on cellulose [PDF]
, 2018 The giant panda feeds almost exclusively on bamboo, a diet highly enriched in lignin and cellulose, but is characterized by a digestive tract similar to carnivores. It is still large unknown if and how the giant panda gut microbiota contributes to lignin
Hu, Rong +15 more
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Wolf howls encode both sender- and context-specific information [PDF]
, 2018 Loud, long-distance calls serve varied functions across animal species including marking territory, attracting mates and signalling one's identity. Here, we examined the types of sender- and context-specific information encoded in the howls of captive ...
Range, Friederike +2 more
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cDNA, genomic sequence cloning and overexpression of ribosomal protein S16 gene (RPS16) from the Giant Panda [PDF]
, 2012 RPS16 of eukaryote is a component of the 40S small ribosomal subunit encoded by RPS16 gene and is also a homolog of prokaryotic RPS9. The cDNA and genomic sequence of RPS16 was cloned successfully for the first time from the Giant Panda (Ailuropoda ...
Hao, Y +6 more
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