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How absolute biomass intake can alter nutrient profile interpretation in free‐ranging species: the case of protein intake in brown bears

Wildlife Biology, Volume 2025, Issue 6, November 2025.
If an animal eats a large amount of a diet of a low content of a macronutrient, it can still ingest a considerable amount of that macronutrient. Various animals have been shown to balance nutrient content with intake in this way. We use the brown bear Ursus arctos as a model species, given their recent classification as ‘low protein omnivores', to show
Annelies De Cuyper, Geert P. J. Janssens, Marcus Clauss   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stereotypic route tracing in captive Carnivora is predicted by species-typical home range sizes and hunting styles [PDF]

, 2016
In captive conditions (e.g. zoos), some Carnivora species typically show negligible stereotypic behaviour (SB) and reproduce successfully, while others tend to reproduce poorly and be very stereotypic.
Clubb, Ros, Harper, Laura, Kroshko, Jeanette, Mason, Georgia, Mellor, Emma, Moehrenschlager, Axel   +5 more
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Hologenomics Reveals Specialized Dietary Adaptations in the Mengla Snail‐Eating Snake

Advanced Science, Volume 12, Issue 40, October 27, 2025.
Dietary adaptation studies from a holobiome perspective are scarce beyond mammals. This research reveals how genomic and microbial interactions drive dietary specialization in the Mengla snail‐eating snake, with evidence of gut symbiont convergence between reptiles and mammals.
Chaochao Yan, Xin‐Ning Li, Zhong‐Liang Peng, Wei Wu, Zeng Wang, Zhao‐Ran Zhu, Jia‐Chang Liu, Yao Wang, Jin‐Long Ren, Zhi‐Yi Zhang, Jia‐Tang Li   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Species diversity of primary and secondary forests in Wanglang Nature Reserve

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020
To study the availability of secondary forest for giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), we conducted a field survey on the primary and secondary forests in Wanglang Nature Reserve.
Xiaoyu Chen, Xiaorong Wang, Junqing Li, Dongwei Kang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The risk of extinction - the mutational meltdown or the overpopulation

, 2006
The phase diagrams survival-extinction for the Penna model with parameters: (mutations rate)-(birth rate), (mutation rate)-(harmful mutations threshold), (harmful mutation threshold)-(minimal reproduction age) are presented.
Malarz, K.
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Assessing the Giant Panda Protected Areas and Habitat Trends for Sympatric Endangered Species: A Climate Change Perspective

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 10, October 2025.
Here, we used a tuned MaxEnt model to investigate concurrent habitat trends of giant pandas and sympatric endangered species—forest musk deer—under various climate scenarios in the Liangshan Mountains. Additionally, we assessed the effectiveness of protected area boundaries designed for flagship species.
Yuanhao Du, Yuxin Jiang, Bingquan Zheng, Tianjiao Liu, Pei Yu, Mei Yang, Jianghong Ran   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

从麋鹿的形态特点探讨其生境

野生动物学报, 1983
麋鹿（Elaphurus davidianus）俗称四不像,它与大熊猫（Ailuropoda melanoleuca）、金丝猴（Rhinopithecus roxellanae）齐名,均为我国特产兽类。麋鹿在世界动物学史上,占有极特殊的一页。关于它的传奇身世,已有许多报道（寿振黄,1955;谭邦杰,1980,1982,曹克清,1983）。国野生麋鹿早已绝灭,但对绝灭的具体时间,由于材料根据的不同 ...
王玉玺, 张淑云
doaj  

Absence of genetic structure in Baylisascaris schroederi populations, a giant panda parasite, determined by mitochondrial sequencing

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background Infection with the parasitic nematode, Baylisascaris schroederi (Ascaridida: Nematoda), is one of the most important causes of death in giant pandas, and was responsible for half of deaths between 2001 and 2005.
Yue Xie, Xuan Zhou, Zhihe Zhang, Chengdong Wang, Yun Sun, Tianyu Liu, Xiaobin Gu, Tao Wang, Xuerong Peng, Guangyou Yang   +9 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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Isolation and identification of culturable fungi from the genitals and semen of healthy giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

BMC Veterinary Research, 2017
Background In order to better understand the possible role of fungi in giant panda reproduction and overall health, it is important to provide a baseline for the normal fungal composition in the reproductive system.
Xiaoping Ma, Changcheng Li, Jiafa Hou, Yu Gu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source