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Virome of Giant Panda-Infesting Ticks Reveals Novel Bunyaviruses and Other Viruses That Are Genetically Close to Those from Giant Pandas

Microbiology spectrum, 2022
Ticks rank only second to mosquitoes as blood-feeding arthropods, capable of spreading pathogens (including viruses, bacteria, and parasites) to hosts during a blood meal. To better understand the relationship between viruses carried by ticks and viruses
Rui Ma, Min Zhao, Haoning Wang, R. Hou, Kailin Qin, Y.-J. Qian, Han Zhang, Yanshan Zhou, Wei Wu, Jiang Gu, Xiaochun Wang, Q. Shen, Songrui Liu, Jiabin Liu, Wenlei Bi, Xiang Yu, Shixing Yang, Feifei Feng, Zusheng Li, Long Zhang, Guanwei Lan, Chao Chen, Feifan Xue, Yan Wang, Huang Chong, Yang Hong, Likai Ji, Yuwei Liu, Dunwu Qi, T. Shan, Wen Zhang   +30 more
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"Darling Look! It’s a Banksy!” Viewers’ Material Engagement with Street Art and Graffiti [PDF]

, 2016
This chapter examines viewers’ affective encounters with street art and graffiti, with attention to the critical framework provided by Rancière (2004), whose work suggests a method for investigating our aesthetic practices of participation (or exclusion)
Flynn, Danny, Hansen, Susan
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Giant panda age recognition based on a facial image deep learning system

Ecology and Evolution, 2022
The conservation of the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), as an iconic vulnerable species, has received great attention in the past few decades. As an important part of the giant panda population survey, the age distribution of giant pandas can not ...
Yu Qi, Han Su, Rong Hou, Hang-Xing Zang, Peng Liu, Mengnan He, Ping Xu, Zhihe Zhang, Peng Chen   +8 more
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Habitat use by giant pandas Ailuropoda melanoleuca in the Wanglang Nature Reserve, Sichuan, China [PDF]

, 2013
Background To better understand the ecological requirements of the giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca in the wild, field surveys were carried out at both the microhabitat scale and foraging site scale in Wanglang National Nature Reserve ...
Dong-Wei Kang, Hong-Wei Yang, Jun-Qing Li, Lian-Jun Zhao, You-Ping Chen   +4 more
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A comprehensive analysis of antibiotic resistance genes in the giant panda gut

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In this study, we have successfully constructed a comprehensive database of metagenome‐assembled genomes (MAGs) pertaining to the gut microbiota of the giant panda.
Feilong Deng, Yanhua Han, Yushan Huang, Desheng Li, Jianmin Chai, L. Deng, M. Wei, Kai Wu, HuaBin Zhao, Guan Yang, Jiangchao Zhao, Ying Li, Chengdong Wang   +12 more
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Earliest giant panda false thumb suggests conflicting demands for locomotion and feeding

Scientific Reports, 2022
Of the many peculiarities that enable the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), a member of the order Carnivora, to adapt to life as a dedicated bamboo feeder, its extra “thumb” is arguably the most celebrated yet enigmatic.
Xiao-Mei Wang, Denise F. Su, N. Jablonski, X. Ji, J. Kelley, L. Flynn, T. Deng   +6 more
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Nutrient Utilization and Gut Microbiota Composition in Giant Pandas of Different Age Groups

Animals
Proper feeding and nutrition are vital for maintaining the health of giant pandas (GPs), yet the impact of dietary changes and gut microbiota on their nutrient utilization remains unclear.
Chengdong Wang, Wenwen Deng, Zhi Huang, Caiwu Li, Rongping Wei, Yan Zhu, Kai Wu, Chengyao Li, Linhua Deng, Ming Wei, Xuemei Chen, Desheng Li   +11 more
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Assessment and spatial partitioning of ecosystem services importance in Giant Panda National Park: To provide targeted ecological protection

PLoS ONE, 2022
Giant Panda National Park is crucial for China’s ecological security strategic pattern known as "two screens and three belts." The importance assessment and classification of ecosystem services in giant panda national parks has an important guiding role ...
Zhigang Li, Jiaxing Zhu
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The Patterns and Environmental Factors of Diversity, Co-Occurrence Networks, and Assembly Processes of Protistan Communities in Bulk Soils of Forests

Microorganisms
Understanding the maintenance of soil protists within forest ecosystems is crucial for comprehending ecosystem responses to climate change. A comprehensive analysis of soil samples from the Fengtongzhai National Reserve in China, utilizing high ...
Bing Yang, Lin Wu, Zhisong Yang, Zhihe Zhang, Wanju Feng, Weichao Zheng, Chi Xu   +6 more
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Automatic Recognition of Giant Panda Attributes from Their Vocalizations Based on Squeeze-and-Excitation Network

Italian National Conference on Sensors, 2022
The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) has long attracted the attention of conservationists as a flagship and umbrella species. Collecting attribute information on the age structure and sex ratio of the wild giant panda populations can support our ...
Qijun Zhao, Yanqiu Zhang, Rong Hou, Mengnan He, Peng Liu, Ping Xu, Zhihe Zhang, Peng Chen   +7 more
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