Ailuropoda melanoleuca

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The name panda applies to two different species the familiar and well-loved giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca), and the lesser-known red panda Ailunis fulgens). Scientists originally thought the two species were closely related because of similarities in their behavior, diet, anatomy, and distribution. However, despite these shared characters of the pandas, researchers have now determined that the two species are not related as closely as was previously thought. 

SWAISGOOD, R.R., LINDBURG, D.G., ZHANG, H., Discrimination of oestrous status in giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) via chemical cues in urine. J. Zool., 2002, 257, 381-386. 

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSIVENESS OF CAPTIVE GIANT PANDAS AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA) TO SUBSTRATE ODORS FROM CONSPECIFICS OF THE... 

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Kleiman, D. G. 1985 Social and reproductive behaviors of the giant panda [Ailuropoda melanoleuca). Paper pres. Proc. Int. Symp. Giant Panda, Bongo. 

Liu, D. Z., 1996, Studies on the behavioral ecology of captive giant pandas [Ailuropoda melanoleuca), PhD dissertation, Beijing Normal University, Beijing. 

While, A., M., Swaisgood, R. R., and Zhang, H., 2002, The highs and lows of chemical communication in giant pandas [Ailuropoda melanoleuca) effect of scent deposition height on signal discrimination, Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 51 519-529. 

CHEMICAL SIGNALS IN GIANT PANDA URINE AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA)... 

Monfort S. L., Dahl, K. D., Czekala, N. M., Stevens, L., Bush, M., Wildt, D. E., 1989, Monitoring ovarian function and pregnancy in the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) by evaluating urinary bioactive FSH and steroid metabolites. J. Reprod. Fert. 85 203-212. 

K. Kinoshita, H. Morita, M. Miyazaki, N. Hama, H. JCanemitsu, H. Kawakami, P. Wang, O. Ishikawa, H. Kusunoki, and R. Tsenkova, Near Infrared Spectroscopy of Urine Proves Useful for Estimating Ovulation in Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). Anal. Methods, 2(11), 1671 (2010). 

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