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Genetic assessment of captive red pandas (Ailurus fulgens) in American zoos to address management separation by putative subspecies.
Zoo biology - 1 May 2021
Dueck Lucy A
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Red pandas (Ailurus fulgens) are small charismatic mammals native across montane southern Asia, now endangered by human impacts. They are considered "living fossils" as the sole member of a distinct family, warranting higher conservation priority. Therefore, ex situ breeding programs were initiated to prevent extinction and act as genetic reservoirs for reintroduction, although complicated by apparent taxonomic...
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