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Genetic consequences of historical anthropogenic and ecological events on giant pandas.
Ecology - 1 Oct 2013
Zhu Lifeng, Hu Yibo, Qi Dunwu, Wu Hua, Zhan Xiangjiang, Zhang Zhejun, Bruford Michael W, Wang Jinliang, Yang Xuyu, Gu Xiaodong, Zhang Lei, Zhang Baowei, Zhang Shanning, Wei Fuwen
Abstract excerpt
The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) was taken to the brink of extinction in the 1980s through a combination of deforestation, large-scale loss of bamboo in the core of its range, poaching, and zoo collection, causing over 1000 deaths from the 1950s. It was thought that the drastic population decline was likely to impose a severe impact on population viability. Here, based on temporal genotyping of...
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