supported by the National Key Program(2016YFC0503200)from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China;a special grant for the giant panda from the State Forestry Administration of the People’s Republic of China;the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of the People’s Republic of China;the Foundation of Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration(State Park Administration)on Conservation Biology of Rare Animals in the Giant Panda National Park(KLSFGAGP2020.002);the Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Genome Read and Write(2017B030301011)。
Extant giant pandas are divided into Sichuan and Qinling subspecies.The giant panda has many speciesspecific characteristics,including comparatively small organs for body size,small genitalia of male individuals,and l...
supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2016YFC0503200);the Chinese Academy of Sciences(QYZDB-SSW-SMC047)
Seasonally reproducing animals show many behavioral and physiological changes during the mating period, including increased signaling for intrasexual competition and mate attraction. We collected 102 anogenital gland ...
supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China;the National Natural Science Foundation of China;the Chinese Academy of Sciences
The giant panda is a flagship species of wildlife conservation,and its black and white pelage and cute appearance attract people all over the world.Starting from many years ago,the Chinese government has been investin...
funded by the National Natural Science Foundation Project of China(Grant No.31100358);the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(Grant No.2011BAC09B0404)
Fragmentation and loss of habitats due to natural disasters, like earthquakes and earthquaketriggered debris flows are existing threats to the long- term survival of the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). To bett...
supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2007CB411600);the State Forestry Administration of China (WH0627);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China
Artificial breeding is an important project to protect,recover and reintroduce endangered species.Knowledge of the population's genetic diversity at functional loci is important for the establishment of effective capt...
supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2007CB411600);a special grant from the State Forestry Administration of China (2130206);the Fundamen-tal Research Funds for the Central Universities of China
Captive populations provide a precious genetic resource for endangered animals and a source of individuals for reintroduction to depleted habitats. Therefore, accuracy in determining paternity is of vital importance f...
supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2008BAK47B02;2008BAC44B04;2008BAK50B06;2008BAC43B01;2006BAC08B06)
The Wenchuan Earthquake that occurred in May of 2008 caused damages to large areas of Sichuan,Gansu,and Shaanxi provinces in China.Reports from local governments and related management agencies show that the giant pan...
This work was supported by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(Grant No.30325009);the State Key Basic Research and Development Plan of the P.R.China(Grant No.G2000046906);a special grant for the giant panda from the Sichuan Forestry Department;State Forestry Administration of China.
In the present study, formalin-fixed feces, oli-gonucleotide fingerprinting and SRY-gene based sexing were used to construct a family net for giant pandas in the Tang-jiahe Natural Reserve and to assess contemporary g...