funded by an Environmental Microbiology Researcher Initiative Grant(to Ashley M.Dungan)。
The duck-billed platypus(Ornithorhynchus anatinus)is currently listed as near-threatened.A key part of the conservation strategy for this species is its captive maintenance;however,captive animals often have dysbiotic...
Gu T,Hu J,Yu L(2024).Evolution and conservation genetics of pangolins.Integrative Zoology 19,426–441.In the main text,the Acknowledgments and Conflict of Interest Statement are missing.
supported by a research fund from Beijing Normal University to E.I.A.which supports the studentship of R.S.
A significant research focus is placed on identifying animal species and areas at future risk to human-induced alterations of the environment and long-term changes in climatic conditions.Yet,the extent to which exposu...
We are grateful for the financial support of the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFC0503200);the National Nature Science Foundation of China(31570408 and 31801986);the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2018M631372).
Habitat restoration is an effective method for improving landscape connectivity,which can reduce habitat fragmentation.Maintaining landscape connectivity could promote connections between habitat,which is extremely es...
This study was financially supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA19050204);National Key R&D Program of China;National Forestry and Grassland Administration,China;the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2022YFC2601602);Beijing Innovation Consortium of Agriculture Research System(BAIC04-2021).
Under the background of global species extinction,the impact of epidemic diseases on wild animal protection is increasingly prominent.Here,we review and synthesize the literature on this topic,and discuss the relation...
funded by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration of China,through the“Second National Survey of Terrestrial Wildlife project”(Grant No.20080131).
A herd of 15 Chinese elephants attracted international attention during their 2021 northward trek,motivating the government to propose establishment of an Asian elephant national park.However,planning is hampered by a...
financially supported by the Cultivation Fund for Young Teachers in Natural Science Basic Research of Zhengzhou University(JC2020043029);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.31672302 and 32070446).
Massive actions have been and are being taken into protecting the world’s primates from extinction,while the study of the properties of genetic diversity,demographic history,and ecological relationships will benefit t...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31470567);the 2nd National Assessment on terrestrial wildlife resources,Launched by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration(Grant No.012-LYSJWT-29 and 2017092302)。
Of the approximately 30 extant species of pika(Ochotona;Ochotonidae;Lagomorpha),at least 23 occur in China.Of these,8 are endemic,and 3 are classified as Endangered by the IUCN.Research into most Chinese species is sca...
supported by grants from the China National Offshore Oil Corporation foundation(grant number CF-MEEC/TR/2021-12);the Central Public-interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund,CAFS(grant number 2019ZD0201);the Bureau of Fisheries,the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China(grant number 125C0505),The research project was permitted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China.All procedures strictly adhered to Chinese law and ethical guidelines.
The associations between feeding activities and environmental variables inform animal feeding tactics that max-imize energetic gains by minimizing energy costs while maximizing feeding success.Relevant studies in aqua...
The Mediterranean region possesses a rich diversity of salamanders,which also exhibit a high degree of ecological diversification.It is assumed that the presence of salamanders is dependent on the level of vegetation ...