Identifying core habitats and corridors for giant pandas by combining multiscale random forest and connectivity analysis
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8628
Abstract: Abstract Habitat loss and fragmentation are widely acknowledged as the main driver of the decline of giant panda populations. The Chinese government has made great efforts to protect this charming species and has made remarkable… read more here.
Keywords: giant pandas; core; giant panda; core habitats ... See more keywords
Giant panda age recognition based on a facial image deep learning system
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9507
Abstract: Abstract 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… read more here.
Keywords: giant pandas; giant panda; deep learning; age ... See more keywords
Consuming Different Structural Parts of Bamboo Induce Gut Microbiome Changes in Captive Giant Pandas.
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DOI: 10.1007/s00284-021-02503-y
Abstract: Giant pandas consume different structural parts of bamboo (shoots, leaves and culms) during different seasons. Previous research showed different bamboo parts have varying nutritional content and that a long-term diet consisting of a single part… read more here.
Keywords: different structural; giant pandas; structural parts; gut microbiome ... See more keywords
Are the gut microbial systems of giant pandas unstable?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02480
Abstract: Animals have stable dominant gut microbiomes under similar diets. Similar diets can also lead to similar gut microbial communities within host species levels. Giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) and red pandas (Ailurus fulgens) have had long-term… read more here.
Keywords: gut; microbial systems; gut microbiomes; gut microbial ... See more keywords
Epigenomic profiling indicates a role for DNA methylation in the postnatal liver and pancreas development of giant pandas.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2022.110342
Abstract: Giant pandas are unique within Carnivora with a strict bamboo diet. Here, the epigenomic profiles of giant panda liver and pancreas tissues collected from three important feeding stages were investigated using BS-seq. Few differences in… read more here.
Keywords: dna methylation; liver pancreas; methylation; giant pandas ... See more keywords
Seasonal dynamics of parasitism and stress physiology in wild giant pandas
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DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coaa085
Abstract: Parasitic infection as a form of chronic stress affects the cortisol metabolite levels, and the cortisol levels were consistent with the seasonal variation in parasite infection. Sex, age, reproductive status and diet composition were directly… read more here.
Keywords: seasonal dynamics; wild giant; physiology; stress ... See more keywords
The carnivorous digestive system and bamboo diet of giant pandas may shape their low gut bacterial diversity
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DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coz104
Abstract: Abstract The gut microbiota diversity of eight panda cubs was assessed during a dietary switch. Gut microbiota diversity of panda cubs significantly decreased after bamboo consumption. Carnivorous species living on a plant-based diet possess low… read more here.
Keywords: gut; diversity; gut bacterial; bamboo diet ... See more keywords
The putative maintaining mechanism of gut bacterial ecosystem in giant pandas and its potential application in conservation
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DOI: 10.1111/eva.13494
Abstract: Animals living in captivity and the wild show differences in the internal structure of their gut microbiomes. Here, we performed a meta‐analysis of the microbial data of about 494 fecal samples obtained from giant pandas… read more here.
Keywords: gut bacterial; bacterial ecosystem; structure; conservation ... See more keywords
Inbreeding and inbreeding avoidance in wild giant pandas
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DOI: 10.1111/mec.14284
Abstract: Inbreeding can have negative consequences on population and individual fitness, which could be counteracted by inbreeding avoidance mechanisms. However, the inbreeding risk and inbreeding avoidance mechanisms in endangered species are less studied. The giant panda,… read more here.
Keywords: wild giant; inbreeding avoidance; risk inbreeding; giant pandas ... See more keywords
Implementing solid phase microextraction (SPME) as a tool to detect volatile compounds produced by giant pandas in the environment
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208618
Abstract: Chemical cues are thought to play an important role in mate identification in the solitary giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). The goal of this study was to detect and identify volatile compounds present in the enclosure… read more here.
Keywords: compounds produced; solid phase; volatile compounds; detect volatile ... See more keywords
Prevalence of antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Congenetic Raoultella Isolates from captive giant pandas
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283738
Abstract: To study antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Raoultella strains isolated from captive giant pandas. Non-duplicate fecal samples were collected from 128 giant pandas during 2017–2019. All isolated microbial strains were tested… read more here.
Keywords: virulence genes; raoultella; captive giant; resistance ... See more keywords