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Dietary microbiota-mediated shifts in gut microbial ecology and pathogen interactions in giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Communications Biology
The impact of dietary microorganisms on host microbiota is recognized, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. This study examined the effects of bamboo surface microbiota, including virulence factors, antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), and mobile
Zheng Yan, Ying Yao, Qin Xu, Xin He, Xinyu Zhou, Hairui Wang   +5 more
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Soil Fungal Community Diversity, Co-Occurrence Networks, and Assembly Processes under Diverse Forest Ecosystems

Microorganisms
Fungal communities are critical players in the biogeochemical soil processes of forest ecosystems. However, the factors driving their diversity and community assembly are still unclear.
Bing Yang, Zhisong Yang, Ke He, Wenjia Zhou, Wanju Feng   +4 more
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Giant panda protection: challenges and hopes [PDF]

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019
In this paper, we discussed some major issues that hinder giant panda protection, such as diverse and mixed threats, habitat fragmentation, as well as the survey method to be improved, and some new protection actions appeared, such as the pilot program for the giant panda national park system and the administration of the giant panda national park was ...
Dongwei, Kang, Junqing, Li
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Comparative Study of Nutrient Composition in 31 Species of Staple Food Bamboos Consumed by Giant Panda in China

Journal of Food Quality
The objective of this study was to examine the macronutrient content in the shoots, leaves, and culms of bamboo species across various seasons within the habitats of wild giant pandas and in the cultivated regions for captive giant pandas. Results showed
Mingxi Li, Ying Yao, Yanpeng Dong, He Huang, Xianglong Ou, James Ayala, Honglin Yan, Hairui Wang, Ruiqing Lv, Chao Song, Tingting Chen, Tingting Fang   +11 more
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Effects of Social Group Housing on the Behavioral and Physiological Responses of Captive Sub-Adult Giant Pandas

Animals
Wild giant pandas are inherently solitary creatures, however, the ex-situ conservation efforts significantly alter the living circumstances of their captive counterparts.
Bo Yuan, Qin Fu, Xue-Ying Wang, Xiao-Hui Zhang, Yu-Liang Liu, Rong Hou, Ming-Yue Zhang   +6 more
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Study of the Relationship Between Natural Mating Expression and Intestinal Resistance Genes in Captive Adult Giant Pandas

Microbiology Research
A growing body of evidence indicates that the gut microbiota has a role in the mating preference process in mammals. This likely occurs through the modulation of various mating signals induced by symbiotic bacteria, thereby leading to variations in ...
Ming-Yue Zhang, Xiao-Hui Zhang, Xue-Ying Wang, Jun-Hui An, Dong-Hui Wang, Rong Hou, Yu-Liang Liu   +6 more
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Research Progress on Testicular Cancer in Giant Pandas: A Case-Oriented Review

Veterinary Sciences
The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), as an endemic and endangered species in China, has attracted much attention regarding its health issues.
Chengdong Wang, Chengyao Li, Linhua Deng, Meg Sutherland Smith, Rongping Wei, Li Luo, Shanshan Ling, Lixian Liu, Benjamin Nevitt, Bo Luo, Wenjing Li, Caiwu Li, Haidi Yang, Ming Wei, Ti Li, Kai Wu, Yuanyuan Qu, Desheng Li   +17 more
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Sympatric Distribution of Giant Pandas and Red Pandas in Sichuan Province: Habitat Overlap Patterns and Implications for the Giant Panda's Umbrella Effect

Ecology and Evolution
In the context of limited biodiversity conservation resources, the umbrella species strategy is considered an efficient conservation approach. This study focuses on the sympatric distribution areas of the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) and the red ...
Bin Feng, Weichao Zheng, Ying Fu, Mengyi Duan, Zhisong Yang, Hong Zhou   +5 more
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A case of giant panda ovarian cancer diagnosis and histopathology

BMC Veterinary Research, 2018
Background Ovarian cancer is diagnosed clinically by detecting ovarian cancer-related factors and markers. Here, we report a case of giant panda ovarian tumor metastasis with a combination of clinical and histopathological diagnosis.
Qi Gao, Chengdong Wang, Desheng Li, Hemin Zhang, Linhua Deng, Caiwu Li, Zhengli Chen   +6 more
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Habitat Use and Selection by Giant Pandas

PLOS ONE, 2016
Animals make choices about where to spend their time in complex and dynamic landscapes, choices that reveal information about their biology that in turn can be used to guide their conservation. Using GPS collars, we conducted a novel individual-based analysis of habitat use and selection by the elusive and endangered giant pandas (Ailuropoda ...
Vanessa Hull, Jindong Zhang, Jinyan Huang, Shiqiang Zhou, Andrés Viña, Ashton Shortridge, Rengui Li, Dian Liu, Weihua Xu, Zhiyun Ouyang, Hemin Zhang, Jianguo Liu   +11 more
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