Historical and current distribution ranges of the Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe current distribution of Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) is available on the IUCN Red List of Threatened species website; however, nothing is known about the historical extent and occurrence of this species. Therefore, we aimed to understand the
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Draft Genome Assembly for the Tibetan Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus thibetanus) [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2020 Chenglong Zhu +10 more
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Co-infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in captive Asiatic black bears: a case report [PDF]
BMC Veterinary ResearchBackground Captive Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) may face increased health risks under conditions of stress or close human contact, including vulnerability to infectious diseases.
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Intra- and Interspecific Spatial Temporal Interactions Drive Habitat Selection of Three Sympatric Top Predators. [PDF]
Ecol EvolABSTRACT The population distribution and habitat selection of top predators are critically important for species conservation and habitat management. While previous studies have identified environmental characteristics and food resources as factors influencing animal habitat selection, the roles of potential intra‐ and interspecific competition have ...
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Habitat overlap between Asiatic black bear Ursus thibetanus and red panda Ailurus fulgens in Himalaya. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Studying habitat overlap between sympatric species is one of the best ways to identify interspecies relationships and to direct conservation efforts so that multiple species can benefit.
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Phylogeographic and Demographic Analysis of the Asian Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus) Based on Mitochondrial DNA. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 The Asian black bear Ursus thibetanus is widely distributed in Asia and is adapted to broad-leaved deciduous forests, playing an important ecological role in the natural environment. Several subspecies of U. thibetanus have been recognized, one of which,
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MHC class II
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2012 Background The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes are one of the most important genetic systems in the vertebrate immune response. The diversity of MHC genes may directly influence the survival of individuals against infectious disease. However,
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Human-black bear conflict: crop raiding by Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2022 Asiatic black bear has long been in conflict with human beings crop raiding is a major cause of this conflict frequently noted in South Asia. Crops raided by black bears affected by temporal, spatial and anthropogenic attributes. Insight in this conflict
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2023 In Japan, the recent series of sporadic outbreaks of human trichinellosis caused by Trichinella (Nematoda: Trichocephalida) has occurred owing to the consumption of raw or insufficiently cooked meat from wild bears.
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Poaching of Asiatic black bear: evidence from Siran and Kaghan valleys, Pakistan
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020 This paper assesses the vulnerability of Asiatic black bear to poaching in a key ecological zone in Northern Pakistan. Evidence about black bear hunting and cubs poaching were collected from Siran and Kaghan valleys of district Mansehra, Khyber ...
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