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Genetic Diversity and Population Differentiation of Yangtze Finless Porpoise in Poyang Lake [PDF]

Animals
The Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis; YFP) is the only freshwater cetacean species that remains in the Yangtze River, China.
Han Zhang, Denghua Yin, Jianglong Que, Xiaoyan Zhu, Danqing Lin, Congping Ying, Jinxiang Yu, Kai Liu   +7 more
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Seasonal Breeding Alters Fecal Microbiota and Metabolome in the Male Captive Yangtze Finless Porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
The Yangtze finless porpoise (YFP) is a critically endangered freshwater cetacean endemic to China. Understanding seasonal breeding patterns is critical for the effective conservation of critically endangered species.
Syed Ata Ur Rahman Shah, Bin Tang, Dekui He, Maaz Ahmad, Ghulam Nabi, Chaoqun Wang, Zhangbing Kou, Kexiong Wang, Yujiang Hao   +8 more
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Complete Mitochondrial Genome Analysis Reveals Genetic Diversity in the Narrow–Ridged Finless Porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis) Across East Asian Waters [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
The narrow‐ridged finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis Pilleri & Gihr 1972) is one of the most endangered cetacean species inhabiting East Asian waters.
Sunmin Kim, Youngran Lee, Dong‐Yeop Lee, Heesu Lee, Seon‐Mi Lee, Nari Kim, Seongjun Choe, Dong‐Hun Lee   +7 more
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Increased Yangtze finless porpoise presence in urban Wuhan waters of the Yangtze River during fishing closures [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Wuhan, a highly urbanized and rapidly growing region within China's Yangtze Economic Zone, has historically been identified as a gap area for the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) based on ...
Zhi‐Tao Wang, Peng‐Xiang Duan, Tomonari Akamatsu, Ke‐Xiong Wang, Ding Wang   +4 more
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Two Strategies for Researching the Endangered Yangtze Finless Porpoises Suggest Data‐Poor Areas Are Worthy of Greater Conservation Efforts [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
The distribution and abundance of species are crucial components of their population ecology and serve as the foundation for effective conservation efforts.
Yi Lu, Hongyan Bi, Weijie Jiang, Chong Cui, Jing Zhu, Pei Wang, Xinrong Xu, Guang Yang, Wei Chen, Zhengfei Wang   +9 more
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The Possible Effects of High Vessel Traffic on the Physiological Parameters of the Critically Endangered Yangtze Finless Porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis ssp. asiaeorientalis) [PDF]

Frontiers in Physiology, 2018
Background: Poyang is the largest freshwater lake in China, where the acoustic environment and space for the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoises (YFPs) has been altered by heavy vessel traffic and dredging activities.
, Yujiang Hao, Nabi Ghulam
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The bacteria of Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) are site-specific and distinct from freshwater environment [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Bacteria play an essential role in the health of marine mammals, and the bacteria of marine mammals are widely concerned, but less is known about freshwater mammals.
Xizhao Zhang, Congping Ying, Min Jiang, Danqing Lin, Lei You, Denghua Yin, Jialu Zhang, Kai Liu, Kai Liu, Pao Xu, Pao Xu   +10 more
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Comparative analysis of microbial community structure between healthy and Aeromonas veronii-infected Yangtze finless porpoise [PDF]

Microbial Cell Factories, 2020
Background The gut microbiota is a complex ecosystem, which is essential for the metabolism, health and immunity of host. Many diseases have been shown to be closely related to the alteration of intestinal flora.
Zhigang Liu, Aoyun Li, Yaping Wang, Mudassar Iqbal, Aifang Zheng, Mengmeng Zhao, Zhongkai Li, Nuo Wang, Chao Wu, Daoping Yu   +9 more
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Pregnancy diagnosis and fetal monitoring in Yangtze finless porpoises

Endangered Species Research, 2022
The Yangtze finless porpoise Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis is a Critically Endangered species endemic to the Yangtze River and connecting lakes.
X Zeng, L Chunyang, Y Hao, D Wang, F Fan, C Wang, Z Deng, H Guo, Z Wang   +8 more
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Spatiotemporal variations and driving factors of fine-scale habitat use by the Yangtze finless porpoise population in the Yangtze River [PDF]

BMC Zoology
Background The Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) is critically endangered and has suffered from extensive habitat loss and fragmentation.
Ping Zhang, Zhongyin Yu, Daoping Yu, Bangzhi Ding, Minmin Chen   +4 more
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