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Genetic viability and population history of the giant panda, putting an end to the "evolutionary dead end"?
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Aug 2007
Zhang Baowei, Li Ming, Zhang Zejun, Goossens Benoît, Zhu Lifeng, Zhang Shanning, Hu Jinchu, Bruford Michael W, Wei Fuwen
Abstract excerpt
The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is currently threatened by habitat loss, fragmentation, and human persecution. Its dietary specialization, habitat isolation, and reproductive constraints have led to a perception that this is a species at an "evolutionary dead end," destined for deterministic extinction in the modern world. Here we examine this perception by a comprehensive investigation of its genetic...
Topics
- Animals
- Bayes Theorem
- Biological Evolution
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Genetic Drift
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Geography
- Haplotypes