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Journal of Food QualityThe 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 +11 more
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AnimalsWild giant pandas are inherently solitary creatures, however, the ex-situ conservation efforts significantly alter the living circumstances of their captive counterparts.
Bo Yuan +6 more
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Tracing the origin of the panda's thumb [PDF]
, 2015 © 2015, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. We investigate the relative development of the carnivoran radial sesamoids to untangle the evolution of this iconic structure.
Abella, Juan +7 more
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Boreas, EarlyView.Bears deviate from the inhibitory cascade model (ICM) during molar size evolution, with two significant deviations linked to changes in diet: Ursus minimus and Ursus deningeri. Many bears exhibit a ‘partial ICM’, highlighting the relationship between relative molar size, dietary adaptations and dental development across different species.
Anneke H. van Heteren, A. Stefanie Luft
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Microbiology ResearchA 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 +6 more
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Corporate Sponsoring of the Council Presidency: A Research Agenda
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Member states holding the Council Presidency routinely seek corporate sponsors. Typically, these sponsors offer free or discounted goods and services, such as food, beverages, cell phones, software or a car fleet in exchange for being labelled an official partner or sponsor of the Presidency.
Gijs Jan Brandsma, Reinout van der Veer
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Research Progress on Testicular Cancer in Giant Pandas: A Case-Oriented Review
Veterinary SciencesThe giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), as an endemic and endangered species in China, has attracted much attention regarding its health issues.
Chengdong Wang +17 more
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The Thumb of the Giant Panda [PDF]
Nature, 1939 SOME reference has been made in the daily Press, during the past few days, to the extraordinary grasping power possessed by the giant panda at the London Zoological Gardens. It has been stated that “It is now seen that the fingers are used in conjunction with a thumb on each hand to grasp the bamboo. The thumbs are not tapered like the fingers.
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Visitors satisfaction towards facilities of the giant panda conservation centre, Zoo Negara Malaysia: an exploratory analysis [PDF]
, 2016 Understanding visitor satisfaction level is essential to attracting and retaining visitors. The purpose of this study is to evaluate visitor satisfaction towards the Giant Panda Conservation Centre (GPCC) facility.
Johari, Shazali, Yee, Thoo Poh
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Self-taught Object Localization with Deep Networks [PDF]
, 2016 This paper introduces self-taught object localization, a novel approach that leverages deep convolutional networks trained for whole-image recognition to localize objects in images without additional human supervision, i.e., without using any ground ...
Anguelov, Dragomir +3 more
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