Ancient DNA from Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) of South-Western China Reveals Genetic Diversity Loss during the Holocene

Ancient DNA from Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) of South-Western China Reveals Genetic Diversity Loss during the Holocene

The giant panda was widely distributed in China and south-eastern Asia during the middle to late Pleistocene, prior to its habitat becoming rapidly reduced in the Holocene. While conservation reserves have been established and population numbers of the giant panda have recently increased, the interp...

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Main Authors: Gui-Lian Sheng, Axel Barlow, Alan Cooper, Xin-Dong Hou, Xue-Ping Ji, Nina G. Jablonski, Bo-Jian Zhong, Hong Liu, Lawrence J. Flynn, Jun-Xia Yuan, Li-Rui Wang, Nikolas Basler, Michael V. Westbury, Michael Hofreiter, Xu-Long Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
ancient DNA
giant panda
evolution
genetic diversity
Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/9/4/198

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