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Baseline Cortisol and Behavioral Phenotype Are Linked to Context‐Dependent Spatial Cognition and Space Use in Giant Pandas

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Baseline cortisol and repeatable behavioral phenotypes were associated with context‐dependent spatial cognition in giant pandas. Individuals differed in spatial search performance under stable and changing resource conditions. Exploratory GPS analyses revealed directionally consistent but non‐significant patterns of space use in novel environments ...
Yuxin Jiang, Yingmin Zhou, Wenling Wang, Yuhang Li, Yuanhao Du, Tianjiao Liu, Yanwu Lai, Daifu Wu, Shengshan He, Hong Yang, Jiqiu Zhou, Shijie Mou, Zhiguo Cui, Chuan Liu, Jia Zhou, Wen Zeng, Rong Li, Yuanming Zheng, Xinxing Zhang, Changyu Mou, Desheng Li, Jianghong Ran   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gut Microbiome Functional Reprogramming Reflects Divergent Social Strategies in a Wild Primate

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Wild golden snub‐nosed monkeys employ divergent social strategies, forming reproductive one‐male units and bachelor all‐male units. We reveal that these social structures, intertwined with seasonal diets, drive distinct functional reprogramming in their gut microbiomes. This adaptive microbial plasticity plays a crucial role in primate socio‐ecological
Guanwei Lan, Xianjun Li, Zhantao Lu, Yue Zhang, Feifei Feng, Juan Liu, Wei Wu, Jiabin Liu, Yanshan Zhou, Jiang Gu, Rui Ma, Dunwu Qi   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Captive Breeding of the Chinese Alligator Reduces Inbreeding but Increases Genetic Load

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Captive breeding of the Chinese alligator successfully reduced genomic inbreeding but increased the burden of deleterious mutations. Genomic analyses indicate that managing both genetic diversity and genetic load is essential for the long‐term conservation of this critically endangered species.
Yihang Fan, Tao Pan, Nicolas Dussex, Tianming Lan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
openaire   +4 more sources

Genomic Diversity of the Endangered Guinan Toad‐Headed Lizard and Its Conservation Implications

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We produced HiFi long reads and assembled a high‐quality genome for the Guinan toad‐headed lizard—Phrynocephalus guinanensis—and present a comprehensive conservation genomics assessment. Our findings clearly show population structure, a reduced genetic diversity pattern, and a strong bottleneck in demographic history, reaffirming the endangered status ...
Ying Chen, Song Tan, Yiru Wang, Xia Qiu, Da Kang, Weizhao Yang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ontogenetic shifts in space use inform pre-release training strategies for giant panda reintroduction

Global Ecology and Conservation
Space use dynamics provide critical insights into behavioral adaptations during animal reintroduction programs, yet quantitative frameworks linking ontogenetic habitat selection to training efficacy remain scarce.
Shiqiang Zhou, Yu Zhang, Jiqiu Zhou, Shengshan He, Mingchun Zhang, Daifu Wu, Yan Huang, Rongping Wei, Desheng Li, Hemin Zhang   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Lightweight Deep Neural Network for Individual Leopard Identification: Supporting Movement Ecology in the Taihang Mountains of Henan

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We developed LeoNet, a lightweight deep learning model for leopard individual identification. It achieved 97.42% accuracy and was robust to age‐related pattern changes and unfamiliar individuals. Applied to camera‐trap data from the Taihang Mountains, LeoNet identified 41 wild North China leopards and generated individual‐level records to support ...
Jing He, Guoqing Shangguan, Yu Li, Fuming Ma, Zhishu Xiao, Mingliang Fan, Zhuo Chen, Junzhan Ren, Yingfeng Ren, Yunlong Wang, Tianping Wang, Hua Yang, Hualei Shen, Xiaohong Chen   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Giant panda

, 1975
Female giant panda "Ling-Ling" eating ...
Oglesby, Larry C.
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Giant Panda Microhabitat Study in the Daxiangling Niba Mountain Corridor

, 2023
Habitat reduction and increased fragmentation are urgent issues for the survival and recovery of the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). However, changes in the distribution and microhabitat selection of giant panda habitats in different seasons in the
Mingxia Fu, Wei Jia, Jiang Zhou, Ping Li, Shasha Yan, Qingqing He   +5 more
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