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Dynamics of Gut Microbiome in Giant Panda Cubs Reveal Transitional Microbes and Pathways in Early Life

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018
Adult giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) express transitional characteristics in that they consume bamboos, despite their carnivore-like digestive tracts.
Min Guo, Jianwei Chen, Qiongfang Li, Ying Fu, Guangyi Fan, Guangyi Fan, Guangyi Fan, Jinmin Ma, Ling Peng, Liyun Zeng, Jing Chen, Yayu Wang, Simon Ming-Yuen Lee   +12 more
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Microsatellite variability reveals significant genetic differentiation of giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in the Minshan A habitat [PDF]

, 2013
Although, Minshan A habitat is an area with one of the largest numbers of wild giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca); it may be threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation.
Chen, L, Chen, W, Hou, R, Shen, F, Yang, J, Yang, X, Zhang, L, Zhang, W, Zhang, Z, Zhu, Q   +9 more
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Shape at the cross-roads: Homoplasy and history in the evolution of the carnivoran skull towards herbivory [PDF]

, 2010
Patterns of skull shape in Carnivora provide examples of parallel and convergent evolution for similar ecomorphological adaptations. However, although most researchers report on skull homoplasies among hypercarnivorous taxa, evolutionary trends towards ...
Figueirido-Castillo, Francisco Borja, Palmqvist-Barrena, Carlos Paul, Serrano Alarcón, Francisco José, Slater, Graham   +3 more
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Serosurvey of selected viruses in captive giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in China

Veterinary Microbiology, 2010
Serum samples from 92 giant pandas in three captive facilities were tested for antibodies against five viruses of carnivores. Antibody titers against canine distemper virus (CDV) in two facilities in which giant pandas were vaccinated were variable. The canine adenovirus (CAV-1) and canine parvovirus (CPV) titers in vaccinated group were both positive,
Qin, Qin, Li, Desheng, Zhang, Hemin, Hou, Rong, Zhang, Zhihe, Zhang, Chenglin, Zhang, Jinguo, Wei, Fuwen   +7 more
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Grazing-Induced Habitat Degradation: Challenges to Giant Panda Survival Resulting from Declining Bamboo and Soil Quality

Animals
Grazing is the primary human-induced disturbance affecting giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) habitats and has a severe impact on the long-term sustainability of the giant panda population.
Huawei Tian, Ying Zeng, Zejun Zhang, Ming Lu, Wei Wei   +4 more
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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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The Acute Phase Protein Ceruloplasmin as a Non-Invasive Marker of Pseudopregnancy, Pregnancy, and Pregnancy Loss in the Giant Panda [PDF]

, 2011
After ovulation, non-pregnant female giant pandas experience pseudopregnancy. During pseudopregnancy, non-pregnant females exhibit physiological and behavioral changes similar to pregnancy.
AK Anagnostopoulos, Andrew J. Kouba, Barbara S. Durrant, BG Steinetz, BS Durrant, C Jenkins, CG Holmberg, CI Vannucchi, CJ Munro, CW Denko, David C. Kersey, DC Kersey, DC Kersey, Erin L. Willis, F Goritz, FW Sunderman Jr, G Curzon, H Lowenstein, H Markowitz, H Zhang, HH Taussky, HH Taussky, HO Hartley, IB Kingston, IM Goldstein, J Hodges, JF Griffin, John P. Lydon, JWW Neter, K Steinman, L Graham, L Komlos, L Komlos, L McGeehan, M Chaudhuri, M Dehnhard, M Sutherland-Smith, M Zigril, MM Fattah, NM Czekala, PA Ulutas, R Medda, RD Edmondson, S Boivin, S Burrows, S Ellis, S Osaki, S Savion, S Tangri, SA Robertson, SJ Wisdom, SL Monfort, T Tsubota, TB Hildebrandt, TP Ryan, V Toder, Z Serdar   +56 more
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Taxonomic Abundance at Panxian Dadong, a Middle Pleistocene Cave in South China [PDF]

, 2004
The faunal assemblage from the site of Panxian Dadong provides evidence for a general continuity in species representation throughout a period of approximately 120 kya.
Bekken, Deborah, Miller-Antonio, Sari, Schepartz, Lynne A., Weiwen, Huang, Yamei, Hou   +4 more
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Virome comparisons in wild-diseased and healthy captive giant pandas

Microbiome, 2017
Background The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is a vulnerable mammal herbivore living wild in central China. Viral infections have become a potential threat to the health of these endangered animals, but limited information related to these ...
Wen Zhang, Shixing Yang, Tongling Shan, Rong Hou, Zhijian Liu, Wang Li, Lianghua Guo, Yan Wang, Peng Chen, Xiaochun Wang, Feifei Feng, Hua Wang, Chao Chen, Quan Shen, Chenglin Zhou, Xiuguo Hua, Li Cui, Xutao Deng, Zhihe Zhang, Dunwu Qi, Eric Delwart   +20 more
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Sympatric speciation in an age-structured population living on a lattice [PDF]

, 2004
A square lattice is introduced into the Penna model for biological aging in order to study the evolution of diploid sexual populations under certain conditions when one single locus in the individual's genome is considered as identifier of species.
A. O. Sousa, Brown, Gompertz, Kirkpatrick, Oliveira, Penna, Rundle, Tregenza, Wilson   +8 more
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